{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7874","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7874","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12.5. Geologists and Geophysicists [7800. - 7887.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-12.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Offenses Against the Chapter [7870. - 7874.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-12.5/article-6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 145, Sec. 2.   (SB 339)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to the board.</p><p>(b) This section shall not be construed to be, or act as, a waiver of any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product privileges.</p>","text":"(a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to the board. (b) This section shall not be construed to be, or act as, a waiver of any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product privileges.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/offenses-against-the-chapter-7874","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}