New York Statutes
§ 4505 — Confidential communication to clergy privileged
New York § 4505
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N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4505 (2026).
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§ 4505. Confidential communication to clergy privileged. Unless the\nperson confessing or confiding waives the privilege, a clergyman, or\nother minister of any religion or duly accredited Christian Science\npractitioner, shall not be allowed disclose a confession or confidence\nmade to him in his professional character as spiritual advisor.\n
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