{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"940","citation":"Evid. Code, § 940","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 2. Privilege Against Self-Incrimination [940. - 940.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter that may tend to incriminate him.</p>","text":"To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter that may tend to incriminate him.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/privilege-against-self-incrimination-940","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}