California · Evidence Code

EVID §918: A party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege only if he is the holder of the privilege, except that a party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege

What this law says, in plain English

A party may challenge a court ruling that rejects a privilege claim only if that party holds the privilege, with limited exceptions to this rule.

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A party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege only if he is the holder of the privilege, except that a party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege by his spouse under Section 970 or 971.

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