Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1011 — Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
Cal. Evid. Code § 1011
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
As used in this article, “patient” means a person who consults a psychotherapist or submits to an examination by a psychotherapist for the purpose of securing a diagnosis or preventive, palliative, or curative treatment of his mental or emotional condition or who submits to an examination of his…
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Cal. Evid. Code § 1011 — Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
As used in this article, “patient” means a person who consults a psychotherapist or submits to an examination by a psychotherapist for the purpose of securing a diagnosis or preventive, palliative, or curative treatment of his mental or emotional condition or who submits to an examination of his mental or emotional condition for the purpose of scientific research on mental or emotional problems.