Cal. Evid. Code § 1013 : CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE CODE — PRIVILEGES — PARTICULAR PRIVILEGES — PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT PRIVILEGE — "Holder of the privilege" TEXT PDF As used in this article, "holder of the privilege" means: (a) The patient when he has no guardian or conservator. (b) A guardian or conservator of the patient when the patient has a guardian or conservator. (c) The personal representative of the patient if the patient is dead. Ca. Evid. Code § 1013 Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.