California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 959

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the intention or competence of a client executing an attested document of which the lawyer is an attesting witness, or concerning the execution or attestation of such a document.

Cite this section

Cal. Evid. Code § 959 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-8-privileges/chapter-4-particular-privileges/article-3-lawyer-client-privilege/section-959

Other sections in Article 3 - Lawyer-Client Privilege

§ 950§ 951§ 952§ 953§ 954§ 955§ 956§ 956.5§ 957§ 958§ 959§ 960§ 961§ 962

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