A domestic violence counselor shall inform a domestic violence victim of any applicable limitations on confidentiality of communications between the victim and the domestic violence counselor. This information may be given orally.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 629, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1037.8

  • domestic violence: means "domestic violence" as defined in §. See California Evidence Code 1037.7
  • 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 specified in paragraph (2). See California Evidence Code 1037.1
  • victim: means any person who suffers domestic violence, as defined in Section 1037. See California Evidence Code 1037
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