Arizona Statutes

§ 12-2233 — Clergyman or priest and penitent

Arizona § 12-2233
JurisdictionArizona
Title 12Arizona Revised Statutes
Ch. 13EVIDENCE
Art. 4Privileged Communications

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-2233 (2026).

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In a civil action a clergyman or priest shall not, without the consent of the person making a confession, be examined as to any confession made to him in his character as clergyman or priest in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs.

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