{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-956.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 956.5","heading":"","body":"There is no privilege under this article if the lawyer reasonably believes that disclosure of any confidential communication relating to representation of a client is necessary to prevent a criminal act that the lawyer reasonably believes is likely to result in the death of, or substantial bodily harm to, an individual.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 3. Lawyer-Client Privilege [950. - 962.]"],"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":"7f0065f072c3a45b762c86b15de9e60c0321af7d69ac48480eb1a9d9bff4d3a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-956","next":"us-ca/evid-957"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}