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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 821

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 821

When relevant to the determination of the value of property, a witness may take into account as a basis for his opinion the nature of the improvements on properties in the general vicinity of the property or property interest being valued and the character of the existing uses be

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 822

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 822

(a) In an eminent domain or inverse condemnation proceeding, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 814 to 821, inclusive, the following matter is inadmissible as evidence and shall not be taken into account as a basis for an opinion as to the value of property: (1) The price

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 823

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 823

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the value of property for which there is no relevant, comparable market may be determined by any method of valuation that is just and equitable.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 824

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 824

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a just and equitable method of determining the value of nonprofit, special use property, as defined by Section 1235.155 of the Code of Civil Procedure, for which there is no relevant, comparable market, is the cost of purch

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 870

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 870

A witness may state his opinion as to the sanity of a person when: (a) The witness is an intimate acquaintance of the person whose sanity is in question; (b) The witness was a subscribing witness to a writing, the validity of which is in dispute, signed by the person whose sanity

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 9

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 9

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 900

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 900

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division. They do not govern the construction of any other division.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 901

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 901

“Proceeding” means any action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or inquiry (whether conducted by a court, administrative agency, hearing officer, arbitrator, legislative body, or any other person authorized by law) in which, pursuant to law, testimony can be compelled to be given

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 902

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 902

“Civil proceeding” means any proceeding except a criminal proceeding.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 903

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 903

“Criminal proceeding” means: (a) A criminal action; and (b) A proceeding pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 3060) of Chapter 7 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code to determine whether a public officer should be removed from office for willful or corrupt mi

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 905

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 905

“Presiding officer” means the person authorized to rule on a claim of privilege in the proceeding in which the claim is made.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 910

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 910

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the provisions of this division apply in all proceedings. The provisions of any statute making rules of evidence inapplicable in particular proceedings, or limiting the applicability of rules of evidence in particular proceedings, do not m

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 911

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 911

Except as otherwise provided by statute: (a) No person has a privilege to refuse to be a witness. (b) No person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any matter or to refuse to produce any writing, object, or other thing. (c) No person has a privilege that another shall not be a

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 912

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 912

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the right of any person to claim a privilege provided by Section 954 (lawyer-client privilege), 966 (lawyer referral service-client privilege), 980 (privilege for confidential marital communications), 994 (physician-patient privil

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 913

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 913

(a) If in the instant proceeding or on a prior occasion a privilege is or was exercised not to testify with respect to any matter, or to refuse to disclose or to prevent another from disclosing any matter, neither the presiding officer nor counsel may comment thereon, no presumpt

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 914

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 914

(a) The presiding officer shall determine a claim of privilege in any proceeding in the same manner as a court determines such a claim under Article 2 (commencing with Section 400) of Chapter 4 of Division 3. (b) No person may be held in contempt for failure to disclose informati

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 915

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 915

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the presiding officer may not require disclosure of information claimed to be privileged under this division or attorney work product under subdivision (a) of Section 2018.030 of the Code of Civil Procedure in order to rule on the claim of privileg

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 916

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 916

(a) The presiding officer, on his own motion or on the motion of any party, shall exclude information that is subject to a claim of privilege under this division if: (1) The person from whom the information is sought is not a person authorized to claim the privilege; and (2) Ther

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 917

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 917

(a) If a privilege is claimed on the ground that the matter sought to be disclosed is a communication made in confidence in the course of the lawyer-client, lawyer referral service-client, physician-patient, psychotherapist-patient, clergy-penitent, marital or domestic partnershi

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 918

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Evidence Code - EVID - 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 by his spouse under Section 970 or 971.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 919

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 919

(a) Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged information is inadmissible against a holder of the privilege if: (1) A person authorized to claim the privilege claimed it but nevertheless disclosure erroneously was required to be made; or (2) The presiding officer

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 920

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 920

Nothing in this division shall be construed to repeal by implication any other statute relating to privileges.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 930

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 930

To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a defendant in a criminal case has a privilege not to be called as a witness and not to testify.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 940

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Evidence Code - EVID - 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 him.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 950

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 950

As used in this article, “lawyer” means a person authorized, or reasonably believed by the client to be authorized, to practice law in any state or nation.