In what circumstances will a court order production of a driver's accident report for examination by a third party?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Edgar v. Superior Court, 148 Cal.Rptr. 687, 84 Cal.App.3d 430 (Cal. App. 1978):

In a prior opinion, this court held that reports of accidents required by Vehicle Code section 20008 are privileged, confidential, and not discoverable except by those authorized access to them by Vehicle Code section 20012. (People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation v. Superior Court (1976) 60 Cal.App.3d 352, 131 Cal.Rptr. 476.) There we vacated an order directing production of accident reports for examination by a noninvolved party. In doing so we stated:

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