California Evidence Code

§ 351.3

EVID § 351.3 Effective Aug 22, 2022Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)In a civil action not governed by Section 351.2, evidence of a person’s immigration status shall not be disclosed in open court by a party or their attorney unless the judge presiding over the matter first determines that the evidence is admissible in an in camera hearing requested by the party seeking disclosure of the person’s immigration status.

(b)This section does not do any of the following:

(1)Apply to cases in which a person’s immigration status is necessary to prove an element of a claim or an affirmative defense.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 168, Sec. 1. (SB 836) Effective August 22, 2022.