Section 1033.
1033. Subject to Section 912, a penitent, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a penitential communication if he or she claims the privilege. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 1034.
1034. Subject to Section 912, a member of the clergy, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose a penitential communication if he or she claims the privilege. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 1030.
1030. As used in this article, a “member of the clergy” means a priest, minister, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a church or of a religious denomination or religious organization. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 1031.
1031. As used in this article, “penitent” means a person who has made a penitential communication to a member of the clergy. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2003.)
Section 1032.
1032. As used in this article, “penitential communication” means a communication made in confidence, in the presence of no third person so far as the penitent is aware, to a member of the clergy who, in the course of the discipline or practice of the clergy member’s church, denomination, or organization, is authorized or accustomed […]