Section 1035.6.
1035.6. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege” means: (a) The victim when such person has no guardian or conservator. (b) A guardian or conservator of the victim when the victim has a guardian or conservator. (c) The personal representative of the victim if the victim is dead. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 917.)
Section 1035.8.
1035.8. A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a sexual assault counselor if the privilege is claimed by any of the following : (a) The holder of the privilege; (b) A person who […]
Section 1036.
1036. The sexual assault counselor who received or made a communication subject to the privilege under this article shall claim the privilege if he or she is present when the communication is sought to be disclosed and is authorized to claim the privilege under subdivision (c) of Section 1035.8. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 689, […]
Section 1036.2.
1036.2. As used in this article, “sexual assault” includes all of the following: (a) Rape, as defined in Section 261 of the Penal Code. (b) Unlawful sexual intercourse, as defined in Section 261.5 of the Penal Code. (c) Rape in concert with force and violence, as defined in Section 264.1 of the Penal Code. (d) Sodomy, as defined in […]
Section 1037.
1037. As used in this article, “victim” means any person who suffers domestic violence, as defined in Section 1037.7. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 854, Sec. 1.)
Section 1037.1.
1037.1. (a) (1) As used in this article, “domestic violence counselor” means a person who is employed by a domestic violence victim service organization, as defined in this article, whether financially compensated or not, for the purpose of rendering advice or assistance to victims of domestic violence and who has at least 40 hours of training as […]
Section 1037.2.
1037.2. (a) As used in this article, “confidential communication” means any information, including, but not limited to, written or oral communication, transmitted between the victim and the counselor in the course of their relationship and in confidence by a means which, so far as the victim is aware, discloses the information to no third persons other […]
Section 1027.
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 […]
Section 1037.3.
1037.3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any obligation to report instances of child abuse as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 854, Sec. 1.)
Section 1030.
1030. As used in this article, a “member of the clergy” means a priest, minister, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a church or of a religious denomination or religious organization. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2003.)