Cal. EVID § 1011
This is the official text of Cal. EVID § 1011, part of California’s Evidence Code — sets the rules for what evidence is admissible in California courts.
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Official statutory text
As used in this article, “patient” means a person who consults a psychotherapist or submits to an examination by a psychotherapist for the purpose of securing a diagnosis or preventive, palliative, or curative treatment of his mental or emotional condition or who submits to an examination of his mental or emotional condition for the purpose of scientific research on mental or emotional problems.
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