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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules » Article 45 - Evidence » 4505 – Confidential Communication to Clergy Privileged.

§ 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.