GroundRules
EVID § 1016
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]
- CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]
- ARTICLE 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [1010. - 1027.]
There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the mental or emotional condition of the patient if such issue has been tendered by:
(a) The patient;
(b) Any party claiming through or under the patient;
(c) Any party claiming as a beneficiary of the patient through a contract to which the patient is or was a party; or
(d) The plaintiff in an action brought under Section 376 or 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure for damages for the injury or death of the patient.
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