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N.Y. C.P.L.R. 4505
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Rule 4505 Confidential communication to clergy privileged
Article 45: Evidence
Rule Text
§ 4505. Confidential communication to clergy privileged. Unless the person confessing or confiding waives the privilege, a clergyman, or other minister of any religion or duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, shall not be allowed disclose a confession or confidence made to him in his professional character as spiritual advisor.