Rhode Island § 9-17-23 § 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 9-17-23 — § 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy.

Rhode Island § 9-17-23

Title 9COURTS and CIVIL PROCEDURE–PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 9-17Witnesses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-17-23 (2026).

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§ 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy.
In the trial of every cause, both civil and criminal, no member of the clergy or priest
            shall be competent to testify concerning any confession made to him or her in his
            or her professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to
            which he or she belongs, without the consent of the person making the confession.
            No duly ordained minister of the gospel, priest, or rabbi of any denomination shall
            be allowed in giving testimony to disclose any confidential communication, properly
            entrusted to him or her in his or her professional capacity, and necessary and proper
            to enab

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§ 9-17-23. Privileged communications to clergy.

In the trial of every cause, both civil and criminal, no member of the clergy or priest shall be competent to testify concerning any confession made to him or her in his or her professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he or she belongs, without the consent of the person making the confession. No duly ordained minister of the gospel, priest, or rabbi of any denomination shall be allowed in giving testimony to disclose any confidential communication, properly entrusted to him or her in his or her professional capacity, and necessary and proper to enable him or her to discharge the functions of his or her office in the usual course of practice or discipline, without the consent of the person making the communication.