{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-973","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 973","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 4. Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse [970. - 973.]"],"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":"ebdb2cdc4bfeb0ad81220f4980fb7d4ef0bf4d1382be4d3fd5b0ca21475d30b4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-972","next":"us-ca/evid-980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}