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Division IV - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE AND PRISONERSTitle 22 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIESSubtitle I - CRIMINAL OFFENSESChapter 30 - SEXUAL ABUSE
Subchapter III - ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENSE CASES
Section 22-3024 - Privilege inapplicable for spouses or domestic partners

D.C. Code § 22-3024

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Section 22-3024 - Privilege inapplicable for spouses or domestic partners

Laws attaching a privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses or domestic partners are inapplicable in prosecutions under subchapter II of this chapter where the defendant is or was married to the victim, or is or was a domestic partner of the victim, or where the victim is a child.

D.C. Code § 22-3024

May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 304, 42 DCR 53; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 216(l), 53 DCR 8610.