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GOV § 8669.7

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  1. Government Code - GOV
  2. TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]
  3. DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]
  4. CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]
  5. ARTICLE 22. Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program [8669.1. - 8669.7.]

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a crisis hotline or crisis referral service in a civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a crisis hotline or crisis referral service may disclose confidential information communicated by a law enforcement personnel to prevent reasonably certain death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.

(c) This article shall not be construed to limit an obligation to report instances of child abuse, as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.

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