North Carolina § 8-53 - 8. Counselor privilege.
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§ 8-53. 8. Counselor privilege.
No person, duly licensed pursuant to Chapter 90 , Article 24, of the General Statutes, shall be required to disclose any information which he or she may have acquired in rendering clinical mental health counseling services, and which information was necessary to enable him or her to render clinical mental health counseling services: Provided, that the presiding judge of a superior or district court may compel such disclosure, if in the court's opinion the same is necessary to a proper administration of justice and such disclosure is not prohibited by other statute or regulation. History (1983, c. 755, s. 2; 1993, c. 514, s. 2; 2019-240, s. 3(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-240, s. 3(k), provides: "The Codifier of Rules shall make any conforming rule changes necessary to reflect the name changes made by this act.” Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-240, s. 3(a), effective January 1, 2020, substituted "clinical mental health" for "professional" twice.
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 8-53 cover?
Section 8-53 ("8. Counselor privilege.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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