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Evidence Code § 985

ARTICLE 5. Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 985Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 71.

There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with:

(a) A crime committed at any time against the person or property of the other spouse or of a child of either.

(b) A crime committed at any time against the person or property of a third person committed in the course of committing a crime against the person or property of the other spouse.

(c) Bigamy.

(d) A crime defined by Section 270 or 270a of the Penal Code.