{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1031","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1031","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “penitent” means a person who has made a penitential communication to a member of the clergy.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 8. PRIVILEGES [900. - 1070.]","CHAPTER 4. Particular Privileges [930. - 1063.]","ARTICLE 8. Clergy Penitent Privileges [1030. - 1034.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5a3e4cd9b6301d93701d9f0a5c539e0af7ddbdb201a010f17aba9a9473d3c79a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1030","next":"us-ca/evid-1032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}