California § 8669.7. 8669.7. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 621, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 8669.7. — 8669.7. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 621, Sec. 1.)

California § 8669.7.

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Title 2.DIVISION 1. GENERAL

Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act

Art. 22.ARTICLE 22. Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program

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Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 8669.7. (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a crisis hotline or crisis referral service in a civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a crisis hotline or crisis referral service may disclose confidential information communicated by a law enforcement personnel to prevent reasonably certain death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.

(c)This article shall not be construed to limit an obligation to report instances of child abuse, as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.

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(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a law enforcement personnel, whether or not a party to the action, has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a crisis hotline or crisis referral service in a civil, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.
(b)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a crisis hotline or crisis referral service may disclose confidential information communicated by a law enforcement personnel to prevent reasonably certain death, substantial bodily harm, or commission of a crime.
(c)
This article shall not be construed to limit an obligation to report
instances of child abuse, as required by Section 11166 of the Penal Code.