Confidential communications between a client and a psychologist shall be privileged against compulsory disclosure to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as confidential communications between attorney and client, but this exception is subject to the limitations under RCW 71.05.217 (6) and (7).
RCW 18.83.110
Privileged communications. (Effective until October 1, 2025.)
Applied in 32 court decisions — leading case 100 Wash. 2d 421 - Petersen v. State (1983)
Most recently applied in 195 Wash. 2d 795 - Magney v. Pham (July 2020)
2020 c 302 s 116; 2016 sp.s. c 29 s 414; 2005 c 504 s 706; 1989 c 271 s 303; 1987 c 439 s 12; 1965 c 70 s 11; 1955 c 305 s 11.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.