Section 916 - Absence of person authorized to claim privilege(a) The presiding officer, on his own motion or on the motion of any party, shall exclude information that is subject to a claim of privilege under this division if: (1) The person from whom the information is sought is not a person authorized to claim the privilege; and (2)There is no party to the proceeding who is a person authorized to claim the privilege.(b) The presiding officer may not exclude information under this section if: (1) He is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit disclosure; or (2)The proponent of the evidence establishes that there is no person authorized to claim the privilege in existence.Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.