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Cal. Evid. Code § 916

General Provisions Relating to Privileges

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 244 Cal. App. 2d 696 - Stearns v. Los Angeles City School District (1966)

Most recently applied in Chubb & Son v. Superior Court (August 2014)

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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(a) The presiding officer, on his own motion or on the motion of any party, shall exclude information that is subject to a claim of privilege under this division if:

(1) The person from whom the information is sought is not a person authorized to claim the privilege; and

(2) There is no party to the proceeding who is a person authorized to claim the privilege.

(b) The presiding officer may not exclude information under this section if:

(1) He is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit disclosure; or

(2) The proponent of the evidence establishes that there is no person authorized to claim the privilege in existence.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.