§ 968 [Exceptions to Lawyer Referral Service Privilege]
Division 8: Privileges | Chapter 4: Particular Privileges | Article 3.5: Lawyer Referral Service-Client Privilege
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Rule Text
There is no privilege under this article if either of the following applies:
(a) The services of the lawyer referral service were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a fraud.
(b) A staff person of the lawyer referral service who receives a confidential communication in processing a request for legal assistance reasonably believes that disclosure of the confidential communication is necessary to prevent a criminal act that the staff person of the lawyer referral service reasonably believes is likely to result in the death of, or substantial bodily harm to, an individual.
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 123, Sec. 2. (AB 267) Effective January 1, 2014.