{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-909","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 909","heading":"Privileged communication not recognized.","body":"(a) No legally recognized privilege, except that between attorney and client and that between priest and penitent in a sacramental confession, applies to situations involving known or suspected child abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment and does not constitute grounds for failure to report as required by § 903 of this title or to give or accept evidence in any judicial proceeding relating to child abuse or neglect.\n(b), (c) [Repealed.]","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 9. Abuse of Children","Subchapter I. Reports and Investigations of Abuse and Neglect"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c009/sc01/index.html#909","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:20Z","sha256":"7204daf1706a84d8cc912f22ef14a943d404d7f579654456a554ada8990522a8","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-908","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}