{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4505","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 4505","heading":"Confidential communication to clergy privileged","body":"§ 4505. Confidential communication to clergy privileged. Unless the\nperson confessing or confiding waives the privilege, a clergyman, or\nother minister of any religion or duly accredited Christian Science\npractitioner, shall not be allowed disclose a confession or confidence\nmade to him in his professional character as spiritual advisor.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 45. Evidence"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/4505","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"4078eabbc1a994689d759a1e033683fa6e11a79095b8df2f6dea6856e6a41c1c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4504","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}