TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE
§ 5317. Privileges Not Applicable. Common law and statutory privileges as to communications between husband and wife, and a professional person and his patient or client, except for that between attorney and client, do not apply to communications relating to the reporting of child abuse offenses. Source: PL 3-18, § 6; reenacted by PL 16-53 § 4(6317) (January 29, 2010), modified. Commission Comment: This section was formerly § 5316, which was repealed and reenacted as § 5317 by PL 16-53 without change. The Commission changed capitalization pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).