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.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

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Terms Used In California Evidence Code 940

  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Evidence Code 175
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Evidence Code 220