Section 1038 Of Article 8.8. Human Trafficking Caseworker-victim Privilege From California Evidence Code >> Division 8. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 8.8.
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. (a) A trafficking victim, whether or not a party to the
action, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another
from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and
a human trafficking caseworker if the privilege is claimed by any of
the following persons:
(1) The holder of the privilege.
(2) A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the
holder of the privilege.
(3) The person who was the human trafficking caseworker at the
time of the confidential communication. However, 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. The human trafficking caseworker who
received or made a communication subject to the privilege granted by
this article shall claim the privilege whenever he or she is present
when the communication is sought to be disclosed and he or she is
authorized to claim the privilege under this section.
(b) A human trafficking caseworker shall inform a trafficking
victim of any applicable limitations on confidentiality of
communications between the victim and the caseworker. This
information may be given orally.