Cal. Government Code § 8669.7
Cal. Government Code § 8669.7
California · California Government Code · Status: effective · Effective 2020-01-01
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- Cal. Government Code § 8669.7, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/833933
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a crisis hotline or crisis referral service in a civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a crisis hotline or crisis referral service may disclose confidential information communicated by a law enforcement personnel to prevent reasonably certain death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.
(c) This article shall not be construed to limit an obligation to report instances of child abuse, as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.