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Miss. Code Ann. § 73-30-17

Non-disclosure of information secured during professional consultation; exceptions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jane Student 1 v. Williams (2002)

Most recently applied in Jane Student 1 v. Williams (January 2002)

Laws, 1985, ch. 354, § 9, eff from and after July 1, 1985; Laws, 2018, ch. 390, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 2018.

No licensed professional counselor or provisional licensed professional counselor may disclose any information acquired during professional consultation with clients except:

With the written consent of the client or, in the case of death or disability or in the case of a minor, with the written consent of his parent, legal guardian or conservator, or other person authorized by the court to file suit;

When a communication reveals the contemplation of a crime or harmful act, or intent to commit suicide; or

When a person waives the privilege by bringing charges against a licensed professional counselor or provisional licensed professional counselor for breach of privileged communication, or any other charges.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.