California Government Code 8669.7 – (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law …
(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.
Terms Used In California Government Code 8669.7
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(c) This article shall not be construed to limit an obligation to report instances of child abuse, as required by § 11166 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 621, Sec. 1. (AB 1117) Effective January 1, 2020.)