Rule 502. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of Evidence for Courts in the State of Arizona
Arizona Rules of Evidence, Rule 502
Rule 502. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
The following provisions apply, in the circumstances set out, to disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work-product protection.
When the disclosure is made in an Arizona proceeding and waives the attorney-client privilege or work-product protection, the waiver extends to an undisclosed communication or information in an Arizona proceeding only if:
When made in an Arizona proceeding, the disclosure does not operate as a waiver in an Arizona proceeding if:
When the disclosure is made in a proceeding in federal court or another state and is not the subject of a court order concerning waiver, the disclosure does not operate as a waiver in an Arizona proceeding if the disclosure:
An Arizona court may order that the privilege or protection is not waived by disclosure connected with the litigation pending before the court--in which event the disclosure is also not a waiver in any other proceeding.
An agreement on the effect of disclosure in an Arizona proceeding is binding only on the parties to the agreement, unless it is incorporated into a court order.
In this rule:
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Added Sept. 3, 2009, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Amended Sept. 8, 2011, effective Jan. 1, 2012; Sept. 2, 2016, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
17A Pt. 1 A. R. S. Rules of Evid., Rule 502, AZ ST REV Rule 502
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 1, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 1, 2024.
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