GroundRules
EVID § 973
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]
- CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]
- ARTICLE 4. Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse [970. - 973.]
(a) Unless erroneously compelled to do so, a married person who testifies in a proceeding to which his spouse is a party, or who testifies against his spouse in any proceeding, does not have a privilege under this article in the proceeding in which such testimony is given.
(b) There is no privilege under this article in a civil proceeding brought or defended by a married person for the immediate benefit of his spouse or of himself and his spouse.
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