Judiciary Law - Section 499
1. Confidential information privileged.
The confidential relations and communications
between a member or authorized agent of a lawyer assistance committee
sponsored by a state or local bar association and any person,
firm or corporation communicating with such committee, its members
or authorized agents shall be deemed to be privileged on the same
basis as those provided by law between attorney and client.
Such privilege may be waived only by the person, firm or corporation
which has furnished information to the committee.
2. Immunity from liability.
Any person, firm or corporation in good faith
providing information to, or in any other way participating in
the affairs of, any of the committees referred to in subdivision
one of this section shall be immune from civil liability that
might otherwise result by reason of such conduct.
For the purpose
of any proceeding, the good faith of any such person, firm or
corporation shall be presumed.
(Added L. 1993, c.327, §1.)
Section effective July 21, 1993, pursuant to L. 1993, c.327, §2.