ARTICLE V. PRIVILEGES
AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
Introductory
Note
(a) General Duty to Give Evidence
(b) Interpretation of Privileges
(c) Most Privileges Are Not Self-Executing
(d) Confidentiality Versus Privilege
(e) Impounding Versus Sealing
(f) Examples of Relationships in Which There May
Be
a Duty to Treat Information as Confidential Even
Though There Is No Testimonial Privilege
(1) Patient
Medical Information
(2) Student
Records
(3) Special
Needs Student Records
(4) News
Sources and Nonpublished Information
(5) Certain
Documents, Records, and Reports
(6) Applicability
of Federal Law
(g) Production of Presumptively Privileged Records
from Nonparties Prior to Trial in Criminal Cases
(h) Nonevidentiary Privileges
(1) Immunity
from Liability (Litigation Privilege)
(2) Legislative
Deliberation Privilege
(3) Fair
Report Privilege
501. Privileges Recognized Only as Provided
502. Attorney-Client Privilege
(a) Definitions
(b) General Rule of Privilege
(c) Who May Claim the Privilege
(d) Exceptions
(1) Furtherance
of Crime or Fraud
(2) Claimants
Through Same Deceased Client
(3) Breach
of Duty or Obligation
(4) Document
Attested by an Attorney
(5) Joint
Clients
(6) Public
Officer or Agency
503. Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
(a) Definitions
(b) Privilege
(c) Effect of Exercise of Privilege
(d) Exceptions
(1) Disclosure
to Establish Need for Hospitalization
or Imminently Dangerous Activity
(2) Court-Ordered
Psychiatric Exam
(3) Patient
Raises the Issue of Own Mental
or Emotional Condition as an Element
of Claim or Defense
(4) Party
Through Deceased Patient Raises Issue
of DecedentÕs Mental or Emotional
Condition
as Element of Claim or Defense
(5) Child
Custody and Adoption Cases
(6) Claim
Against Psychotherapist
(7) Child
Abuse or Neglect
(8) Exception
504. Spousal Privilege and Disqualification; Parent-Child
Disqualification
(a) Spousal Privilege
(1) General
Rule
(2) Who
May Claim the Privilege
(3) Exceptions
(b) Spousal Disqualification
(1) General
Rule
(2) Exceptions
(c) Parent-Child Disqualification
(1) Definitions
(2) Disqualification
505. Domestic Violence VictimsÕ Counselor Privilege
(a) Definitions
(1) Abuse
(2) Confidential
Communication
(3) Domestic
Violence VictimsÕ Counselor
(4) Domestic Violence VictimsÕ Program
(5) Victim
(b) Privilege
(c) Exception
506. Sexual Assault Counselor–Victim Privilege
(a) Definitions
(1) Rape
Crisis Center
(2) Sexual
Assault Counselor
(3) Victim
(4) Confidential
Communication
(b) Privilege
(c) Exception
507. Social Worker–Client Privilege
(a) Definitions
(1) Client
(2) Communications
(3) Reasonable
Precautions
(4) Social
Worker
(b) Privilege
(c) Exceptions
508. Allied Mental Health or Human Services Professional
Privilege
(a) Definitions
(b) Privilege
(c) Waiver
(d) Exception
509. Identity of Informer, Surveillance Location, and
Protected Witness Privileges
(a) Identity of Informer
(b) Surveillance Location
(c) Protected Witness
(d) Who May Claim
510. Religious Privilege
(a) Definitions
(b) Privilege
(c) Child Abuse
511. Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
(a) Privilege of Defendant in Criminal Proceeding
(1) Custodial
Interrogation
(2) Refusal
Evidence
(3) Compelled
Examination
(4) At
a Hearing or Trial
(b) Privilege of a Witness
(c) Exceptions
(1) Waiver
by DefendantÕs Testimony
(2) Waiver
by WitnessÕs Testimony
(3) Limitation
(4) Required
Records
(5) Immunity
512. Jury Deliberations
513. Medical Peer Review Privilege
(a) Definitions
(b) Privilege
(1) Proceedings,
Reports, and Records of Medical
Peer Review Committee
(2) Work
Product of Medical Peer Review
Committee
(c) Exceptions
(d) Testimony Before Medical Peer Review Committee
(e) Non–Peer Review Records and Testimony
514. Mediation Privilege
(a) Definition
(b) Privilege Applicable to Mediator Work Product
(c) Privilege Applicable to PartiesÕ Communications
(d) Privilege Applicable in Labor Disputes
515. Investigatory Privilege
516. Political Voter Disqualification
517. Trade Secrets
518. Executive or Governmental Privilege
519. State and Federal Tax Returns
(a) State Tax Returns
(1) Disclosure
by Commissioner of Revenue
(2) Production
by Taxpayer
(3) Exceptions
(b) Federal Tax Returns
(1) General
Rule
(2) Exceptions
520. Tax Return Preparer
(a) Definition
(b) Privilege
521. Sign Language Interpreter–Client Privilege
(a) Definitions
(1) Client
(2) Qualified
Interpreter
(3) Confidential
Communication
(b) Privilege
522. Interpreter-Client Privilege
(a) Definitions
(1) Interpreter
(2) Non-English
Speaker
(b) Privilege
(c) Scope
523. Waiver of Privilege
(a) Who Can Waive
(b) Conduct Constituting Waiver
(c) Conduct Not Constituting Waiver
524. Privileged Matter Disclosed Erroneously or Without
Opportunity to Claim Privilege
525. Comment upon or Inference from Claim of Privilege
(a) Civil Case
(b) Criminal Case
526. Unemployment Hearing Privilege
(a) Statutory Bar on the Use of Information from
Unemployment Hearing
(b) Exceptions