California Government Code

§ 8669.4

GOV § 8669.4 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 22

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to an action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a peer support team member made while the peer support team member was providing peer support services, including group peer support services, a confidential communication between law enforcement personnel recipients of group peer support services made while a peer support team member or mental health professional provides group peer support services to those recipients, or a confidential communication made to a crisis hotline or crisis referral service.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a confidential communication may be disclosed under the following circumstances:

(1)To refer a law enforcement personnel to receive crisis referral services by a peer support team member.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 456, Sec. 2. (SB 459) Effective January 1, 2026.