{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-985","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 985","heading":"","body":"There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with:\n(a) A crime committed at any time against the person or property of the other spouse or of a child of either.\n(b) A crime committed at any time against the person or property of a third person committed in the course of committing a crime against the person or property of the other spouse.\n(c) Bigamy.\n(d) A crime defined by Section 270 or 270a of the Penal Code.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 5. Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications [980. - 987.]"],"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":"76161fb46828911477f92b178a2dc708809d05a7717a9f87514d7a8057376f88","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-984","next":"us-ca/evid-986"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}