California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1018

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

There is no privilege under this article if the services of the psychotherapist were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a tort or to escape detection or apprehension after the commission of a crime or a tort.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 1018 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-8-privileges/chapter-4-particular-privileges/article-7-psychotherapist-patient-privilege/section-1018

Other sections in Article 7 - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

§ 1010§ 1010.5§ 1011§ 1012§ 1013§ 1014§ 1015§ 1016§ 1017§ 1018§ 1019§ 1020§ 1021§ 1022§ 1023§ 1024§ 1025§ 1026§ 1027

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