{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1027","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1027","heading":"","body":"There is no privilege under this article if all of the following circumstances exist:\n(a) The patient is a child under the age of 16.\n(b) The psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient has been the victim of a crime and that disclosure of the communication is in the best interest of the child.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [1010. - 1027.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b484bc56a1a6781e313da6770daa20b347eb181c9fe29d7fc478b99a42a89268","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1026","next":"us-ca/evid-1030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}