California · Evidence Code
EVID §940: 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
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A person has a constitutional privilege to refuse disclosing information that could incriminate them under U.S. or California law.
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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.
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