{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1018","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1018","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [1010. - 1027.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-7"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>There is no privilege under this article if the services of the psychotherapist 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.</p>","text":"There is no privilege under this article if the services of the psychotherapist 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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/psychotherapist-patient-privilege-1018","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}