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Cal. Evid. Code § 1018
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§ 1018 [Crime or Tort Planning Exception]
Division 8: Privileges | Chapter 4: Particular Privileges | Article 7: Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
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Rule Text
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.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.