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Cal. Evid. Code § 940
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§ 940 [Privilege Against Self-Incrimination]
Division 8: Privileges | Chapter 4: Particular Privileges | Article 2: Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
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Rule Text
To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter that may tend to incriminate him.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.