Evid. Code, § 1010.5 · Article 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
Evid. Code, § 1010.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A communication between a patient and an educational psychologist, licensed under Chapter 13.5 (commencing with Section 4989.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, shall be privileged to the same extent, and subject to the same limitations, as a communication between a patient and a psychotherapist described in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 1010.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 113. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.
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