A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse t — California Code § 1035.8
California Code § 1035.8 — A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse t. Reproduced from the official Public Contract Code - PCC, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1035.8. A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse t
A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a sexual assault counselor if the privilege is claimed by any of the following : (a) The holder of the privilege; (b) A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege; or (c) The person who was the sexual assault counselor at the time of the confidential communication, but that person may not claim the privilege if there is no holder of the privilege in existence or if he or she is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit disclosure.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Public Contract Code - PCC § 1035.8
- Jurisdiction: California
- Code: Public Contract Code - PCC
- Subject: A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse t
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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