California Evidence Code

§ 1038

EVID § 1038 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 8 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8.8

Statute text

(a)A trafficking victim, whether or not a party to the action, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication, whether made orally, in writing, or otherwise conveyed, between the victim and a human trafficking caseworker if the privilege is claimed by any of the following persons:

(1)The holder of the privilege.

(2)A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. (AB 1735) Effective January 1, 2020.