California Evidence Code

§ 783

EVID § 783Div. 6 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

In any civil action alleging conduct which constitutes sexual harassment, sexual assault, or sexual battery, if evidence of sexual conduct of the plaintiff is offered to attack credibility of the plaintiff under Section 780, the following procedures shall be followed:

(a)A written motion shall be made by the defendant to the court and the plaintiff’s attorney stating that the defense has an offer of proof of the relevancy of evidence of the sexual conduct of the plaintiff proposed to be presented.

(b)The written motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit in which the offer of proof shall be stated.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1328, Sec. 3.