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Evidence Code - EVID
DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES
CHAPTER 4 - Particular Privileges
ARTICLE 7 - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
Section 1027.
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CA Ev Code § 1027 (2021)
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1027.
There is no privilege under this article if all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The patient is a child under the age of 16.
(b) The psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient has been the victim of a crime and that disclosure of the communication is in the best interest of the child.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1397.)
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