Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7874 · Article 6. Offenses Against the Chapter
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7874
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(a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to the board.
(b) This section shall not be construed to be, or act as, a waiver of any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product privileges.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 145, Sec. 2. (SB 339) Effective January 1, 2020.
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