{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-997","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 997","heading":"","body":"There is no privilege under this article if the services of the physician were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a tort or to escape detection or apprehension after the commission of a crime or a tort.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 6. Physician-Patient Privilege [990. - 1007.]"],"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":"db487daf644147a812b7a3b1b8b588fa20639d21ba81054d0eec3f5214b91c69","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-996","next":"us-ca/evid-998"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}