{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-968","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 968","heading":"","body":"There is no privilege under this article if either of the following applies:\n(a) The services of the lawyer referral service were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a fraud.\n(b) A staff person of the lawyer referral service who receives a confidential communication in processing a request for legal assistance reasonably believes that disclosure of the confidential communication is necessary to prevent a criminal act that the staff person of the lawyer referral service 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 3.5. Lawyer Referral Service-Client Privilege [965. - 968.]"],"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":"fca494f3998b2b919c4c286c9ffebc8e2258780a6e2efd6996feefcdc65caec6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-967","next":"us-ca/evid-970"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}