Section 1035.8 Of Article 8.5. Sexual Assault Counselor-victim Privilege From California Evidence Code >> Division 8. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 8.5.
1035.8
. A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a
privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from
disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a
sexual assault counselor if the privilege is claimed by any of the
following :
(a) The holder of the privilege;
(b) A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the
holder of the privilege; or
(c) The person who was the sexual assault counselor at the time of
the confidential communication, but that person may not claim the
privilege if there is no holder of the privilege in existence or if
he or she is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit
disclosure.