Business and Professions Code section 6789

(a)

If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the Professional Engineers Act to the board.

(b)

This section shall not be construed to be, or act as, a waiver of any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product privileges.

Source: Section 6789, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6789. (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 6789, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6789. (last accessed May 12, 2025).