Section 1106 Of Chapter 1. Evidence Of Character, Habit, Or Custom From California Evidence Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) In any civil action alleging conduct which constitutes
sexual harassment, sexual assault, or sexual battery, opinion
evidence, reputation evidence, and evidence of specific instances of
plaintiff's sexual conduct, or any of that evidence, is not
admissible by the defendant in order to prove consent by the
plaintiff or the absence of injury to the plaintiff, unless the
injury alleged by the plaintiff is in the nature of loss of
consortium.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not be applicable to evidence of the
plaintiff's sexual conduct with the alleged perpetrator.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), in any civil action brought
pursuant to Section 1708.5 of the Civil Code involving a minor and
adult as described in Section 1708.5.5 of the Civil Code, evidence of
the plaintiff minor's sexual conduct with the defendant adult shall
not be admissible to prove consent by the plaintiff or the absence of
injury to the plaintiff. Such evidence of the plaintiff's sexual
conduct may only be introduced to attack the credibility of the
plaintiff in accordance with Section 783 or to prove something other
than consent by the plaintiff if, upon a hearing of the court out of
the presence of the jury, the defendant proves that the probative
value of that evidence outweighs the prejudice to the plaintiff
consistent with Section 352.
(d) If the plaintiff introduces evidence, including testimony of
a witness, or the plaintiff as a witness gives testimony, and the
evidence or testimony relates to the plaintiff's sexual conduct, the
defendant may cross-examine the witness who gives the testimony and
offer relevant evidence limited specifically to the rebuttal of the
evidence introduced by the plaintiff or given by the plaintiff.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to make
inadmissible any evidence offered to attack the credibility of the
plaintiff as provided in Section 783.