Evid. Code, § 980 · Article 5. Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications
Evid. Code, § 980
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided in this article, a spouse (or his or her guardian or conservator when he or she has a guardian or conservator), whether or not a party, has a privilege during the marital or domestic partnership relationship and afterwards to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a communication if he or she claims the privilege and the communication was made in confidence between him or her and the other spouse while they were spouses.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 34. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.
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