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CA Ev Code § 913 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 913.

913.  (a) If in the instant proceeding or on a prior occasion a privilege is or was exercised not to testify with respect to any matter, or to refuse to disclose or to prevent another from disclosing any matter, neither the presiding officer nor counsel may comment thereon, no presumption shall arise because of the exercise of the privilege, and the trier of fact may not draw any inference therefrom as to the credibility of the witness or as to any matter at issue in the proceeding.(b) The court, at the request of a party who may be adversely affected because an unfavorable inference may be drawn by the jury because a privilege has been exercised, shall instruct the jury that no presumption arises because of the exercise of the privilege and that the jury may not draw any inference therefrom as to the credibility of the witness or as to any matter at issue in the proceeding.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 914 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 914.

914.  (a) The presiding officer shall determine a claim of privilege in any proceeding in the same manner as a court determines such a claim under Article 2 (commencing with Section 400) of Chapter 4 of Division 3.(b) No person may be held in contempt for failure to disclose information claimed to be privileged unless he has failed to comply with an order of a court that he disclose such information. This subdivision does not apply to any governmental agency that has constitutional contempt power, nor does it apply to hearings and investigations of the Industrial Accident Commission, nor does it impliedly repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9400) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code. If no other statutory procedure is applicable, the procedure prescribed by Section 1991 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be followed in seeking an order of a court that the person disclose the information claimed to be privileged.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 915 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 915.

915.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the presiding officer may not require disclosure of information claimed to be privileged under this division or attorney work product under subdivision (a) of Section 2018.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure in order to rule on the claim of privilege; provided, however, that in any hearing conducted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1524 of the Penal Code in which a claim of privilege is made and the court determines that there is no other feasible means to rule on the validity of the claim other than to require disclosure, the court shall proceed in accordance with subdivision (b).(b) When a court is ruling on a claim of privilege under Article 9 (commencing with Section 1040) of Chapter 4 (official information and identity of informer) or under Section 1060 (trade secret) or under subdivision (b) of Section 2018.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure (attorney work product) and is unable to do so without requiring disclosure of the information claimed to be privileged, the court may require the person from whom disclosure is sought or the person authorized to claim the privilege, or both, to disclose the information in chambers out of the presence and hearing of all persons except the person authorized to claim the privilege and any other persons as the person authorized to claim the privilege is willing to have present. If the judge determines that the information is privileged, neither the judge nor any other person may ever disclose, without the consent of a person authorized to permit disclosure, what was disclosed in the course of the proceedings in chambers.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
CA Ev Code § 916 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 916.

916.  (a) The presiding officer, on his own motion or on the motion of any party, shall exclude information that is subject to a claim of privilege under this division if:(1) The person from whom the information is sought is not a person authorized to claim the privilege; and(2) There is no party to the proceeding who is a person authorized to claim the privilege.(b) The presiding officer may not exclude information under this section if: (1) He is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit disclosure; or (2) The proponent of the evidence establishes that there is no person authorized to claim the privilege in existence.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 917 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 917.

917.  (a) If a privilege is claimed on the ground that the matter sought to be disclosed is a communication made in confidence in the course of the lawyer-client, lawyer referral service-client, physician-patient, psychotherapist-patient, clergy-penitent, marital or domestic partnership, sexual assault counselor-victim, domestic violence counselor-victim, or human trafficking caseworker-victim relationship, the communication is presumed to have been made in confidence and the opponent of the claim of privilege has the burden of proof to establish that the communication was not confidential.(b) A communication between persons in a relationship listed in subdivision (a) does not lose its privileged character for the sole reason that it is communicated by electronic means or because persons involved in the delivery, facilitation, or storage of electronic communication may have access to the content of the communication.(c) For purposes of this section, “electronic” has the same meaning provided in Section 1633.2 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 33. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Ev Code § 918 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 918.

918.  A party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege only if he is the holder of the privilege, except that a party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege by his spouse under Section 970 or 971.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 919 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 919.

919.  (a) Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged information is inadmissible against a holder of the privilege if:(1) A person authorized to claim the privilege claimed it but nevertheless disclosure erroneously was required to be made; or(2) The presiding officer did not exclude the privileged information as required by Section 916.(b) If a person authorized to claim the privilege claimed it, whether in the same or a prior proceeding, but nevertheless disclosure erroneously was required by the presiding officer to be made, neither the failure to refuse to disclose nor the failure to seek review of the order of the presiding officer requiring disclosure indicates consent to the disclosure or constitutes a waiver and, under these circumstances, the disclosure is one made under coercion.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 227.)
CA Ev Code § 920 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges|Section 920.

920.  Nothing in this division shall be construed to repeal by implication any other statute relating to privileges.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES|CHAPTER 5 - Immunity of Newsman From Citation for Contempt|Section 1070.

1070.  (a) A publisher, editor, reporter, or other person connected with or employed upon a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, or by a press association or wire service, or any person who has been so connected or employed, cannot be adjudged in contempt by a judicial, legislative, administrative body, or any other body having the power to issue subpoenas, for refusing to disclose, in any proceeding as defined in Section 901, the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for publication in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication, or for refusing to disclose any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public.(b) Nor can a radio or television news reporter or other person connected with or employed by a radio or television station, or any person who has been so connected or employed, be so adjudged in contempt for refusing to disclose the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for news or news commentary purposes on radio or television, or for refusing to disclose any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public.(c) As used in this section, “unpublished information” includes information not disseminated to the public by the person from whom disclosure is sought, whether or not related information has been disseminated and includes, but is not limited to, all notes, outtakes, photographs, tapes or other data of whatever sort not itself disseminated to the public through a medium of communication, whether or not published information based upon or related to such material has been disseminated.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1456, Sec. 2.)
CA Ev Code § 1100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1100.

1100.  Except as otherwise provided by statute, any otherwise admissible evidence (including evidence in the form of an opinion, evidence of reputation, and evidence of specific instances of such person’s conduct) is admissible to prove a person’s character or a trait of his character.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1101.

1101.  (a) Except as provided in this section and in Sections 1102, 1103, 1108, and 1109, evidence of a person’s character or a trait of his or her character (whether in the form of an opinion, evidence of reputation, or evidence of specific instances of his or her conduct) is inadmissible when offered to prove his or her conduct on a specified occasion.(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the admission of evidence that a person committed a crime, civil wrong, or other act when relevant to prove some fact (such as motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake or accident, or whether a defendant in a prosecution for an unlawful sexual act or attempted unlawful sexual act did not reasonably and in good faith believe that the victim consented) other than his or her disposition to commit such an act.(c) Nothing in this section affects the admissibility of evidence offered to support or attack the credibility of a witness.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 261, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Ev Code § 1102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1102.

1102.  In a criminal action, evidence of the defendant’s character or a trait of his character in the form of an opinion or evidence of his reputation is not made inadmissible by Section 1101 if such evidence is:(a) Offered by the defendant to prove his conduct in conformity with such character or trait of character.(b) Offered by the prosecution to rebut evidence adduced by the defendant under subdivision (a).(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1104.

1104.  Except as provided in Sections 1102 and 1103, evidence of a trait of a person’s character with respect to care or skill is inadmissible to prove the quality of his conduct on a specified occasion.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1105.

1105.  Any otherwise admissible evidence of habit or custom is admissible to prove conduct on a specified occasion in conformity with the habit or custom.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1106.

1106.  (a) In any civil action alleging conduct which constitutes sexual harassment, sexual assault, or sexual battery, opinion evidence, reputation evidence, and evidence of specific instances of the plaintiff’s sexual conduct, or any of that evidence, is not admissible by the defendant in order to prove consent by the plaintiff or the absence of injury to the plaintiff, unless the injury alleged by the plaintiff is in the nature of loss of consortium.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to evidence of the plaintiff’s sexual conduct with the alleged perpetrator.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), in any civil action brought pursuant to Section 1708.5 of the Civil Code involving a minor and adult as described in Section 1708.5.5 of the Civil Code, evidence of the plaintiff minor’s sexual conduct with the defendant adult shall not be admissible to prove consent by the plaintiff or the absence of injury to the plaintiff. Such evidence of the plaintiff’s sexual conduct may only be introduced to attack the credibility of the plaintiff in accordance with Section 783 or to prove something other than consent by the plaintiff if, upon a hearing of the court out of the presence of the jury, the defendant proves that the probative value of that evidence outweighs the prejudice to the plaintiff consistent with Section 352.(d)  If the plaintiff introduces evidence, including testimony of a witness, or the plaintiff as a witness gives testimony, and the evidence or testimony relates to the plaintiff’s sexual conduct, the defendant may cross-examine the witness who gives the testimony and offer relevant evidence limited specifically to the rebuttal of the evidence introduced by the plaintiff or given by the plaintiff.(e) This section shall not be construed to make inadmissible any evidence offered to attack the credibility of the plaintiff as provided in Section 783.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 127. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Ev Code § 1107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1107.

1107.  (a) In a criminal action, expert testimony is admissible by either the prosecution or the defense regarding intimate partner battering and its effects, including the nature and effect of physical, emotional, or mental abuse on the beliefs, perceptions, or behavior of victims of domestic violence, except when offered against a criminal defendant to prove the occurrence of the act or acts of abuse which form the basis of the criminal charge.(b) The foundation shall be sufficient for admission of this expert testimony if the proponent of the evidence establishes its relevancy and the proper qualifications of the expert witness. Expert opinion testimony on intimate partner battering and its effects shall not be considered a new scientific technique whose reliability is unproven.(c) For purposes of this section, “abuse” is defined in Section 6203 of the Family Code, and “domestic violence” is defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code and may include acts defined in Section 242, subdivision (e) of Section 243, Section 261, 273.5, 273.6, 422, or 653m of the Penal Code.(d) This section is intended as a rule of evidence only and no substantive change affecting the Penal Code is intended.(e) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Expert Witness Testimony on Intimate Partner Battering and Its Effects Section of the Evidence Code.(f) The changes in this section that become effective on January 1, 2005, are not intended to impact any existing decisional law regarding this section, and that decisional law should apply equally to this section as it refers to “intimate partner battering and its effects” in place of “battered women’s syndrome.”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 626, Sec. 9. (AB 1171) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ev Code § 1107.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1107.5.

1107.5.  (a) In a criminal action, expert testimony is admissible by either the prosecution or the defense regarding the effects of human trafficking on human trafficking victims, including the nature and effect of physical, emotional, or mental abuse on the beliefs, perceptions, or behavior of human trafficking victims.(b) The foundation shall be sufficient for admission of this expert testimony if the proponent of the evidence establishes its relevancy and the proper qualifications of the expert witness.(c) For purposes of this section, “human trafficking victim” is defined as a victim of an offense described in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code.(d) This section is intended as a rule of evidence only and no substantive change affecting the Penal Code is intended.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 269, Sec. 1. (SB 811) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Ev Code § 1108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom|Section 1108.

1108.  (a) In a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a sexual offense, evidence of the defendant’s commission of another sexual offense or offenses is not made inadmissible by Section 1101, if the evidence is not inadmissible pursuant to Section 352.(b) In an action in which evidence is to be offered under this section, the people shall disclose the evidence to the defendant, including statements of witnesses or a summary of the substance of any testimony that is expected to be offered in compliance with the requirements of Section 1054.7 of the Penal Code.(c) This section does not limit the admission or consideration of evidence under any other section of this code.(d) As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Sexual offense” means a crime under the law of a state or of the United States that involved any of the following:(A) Any conduct proscribed by subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 236.1, Section 243.4, 261, 261.5, 262, 264.1, 266c, 269, 286, 287, 288, 288.2, 288.5, or 289, or subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 311.2 or Section 311.3, 311.4, 311.10, 311.11, 314, or 647.6 of, or former Section 288a of, the Penal Code.(B) Any conduct proscribed by Section 220 of the Penal Code, except assault with intent to commit mayhem.(C) Contact, without consent, between any part of the defendant’s body or an object and the genitals or anus of another person.(D) Contact, without consent, between the genitals or anus of the defendant and any part of another person’s body.(E) Deriving sexual pleasure or gratification from the infliction of death, bodily injury, or physical pain on another person.(F) An attempt or conspiracy to engage in conduct described in this paragraph.(2) “Consent” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 261.6 of the Penal Code, except that it does not include consent which is legally ineffective because of the age, mental disorder, or developmental or physical disability of the victim.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 22. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Ev Code § 1115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 2 - Mediation|Section 1115.

1115.  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Mediation” means a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.(b) “Mediator” means a neutral person who conducts a mediation. “Mediator” includes any person designated by a mediator either to assist in the mediation or to communicate with the participants in preparation for a mediation.(c) “Mediation consultation” means a communication between a person and a mediator for the purpose of initiating, considering, or reconvening a mediation or retaining the mediator.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Ev Code § 1116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 2 - Mediation|Section 1116.

1116.  (a) Nothing in this chapter expands or limits a court’s authority to order participation in a dispute resolution proceeding. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or affects the enforceability of a contract clause in which parties agree to the use of mediation.(b) Nothing in this chapter makes admissible evidence that is inadmissible under Section 1152 or any other statute.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Ev Code § 1117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 2 - Mediation|Section 1117.

1117.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter applies to a mediation as defined in Section 1115.(b) This chapter does not apply to either of the following:(1) A proceeding under Part 1 (commencing with Section 1800) of Division 5 of the Family Code or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 3160) of Part 2 of Division 8 of the Family Code.(2) A settlement conference pursuant to Rule 3.1380 of the California Rules of Court.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Ev Code § 1118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 2 - Mediation|Section 1118.

1118.  An oral agreement “in accordance with Section 1118” means an oral agreement that satisfies all of the following conditions:(a) The oral agreement is recorded by a court reporter or reliable means of audio recording.(b) The terms of the oral agreement are recited on the record in the presence of the parties and the mediator, and the parties express on the record that they agree to the terms recited.(c) The parties to the oral agreement expressly state on the record that the agreement is enforceable or binding, or words to that effect.(d) The recording is reduced to writing and the writing is signed by the parties within 72 hours after it is recorded.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 64. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)