{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6116","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 6116","heading":"Confidentiality.","body":"Unless a victim waives the privilege in a signed writing prior to testimony or disclosure, a domestic violence counselor/advocate or a coparticipant who is present during domestic violence counseling/advocacy shall not be competent nor permitted to testify or to otherwise disclose confidential communications made to or by the counselor/advocate by or to a victim. The privilege shall terminate upon the death of the victim. Neither the domestic violence counselor/advocate nor the victim shall waive the privilege of confidential communications by reporting facts of physical or sexual assault under Chapter 63 (relating to child protective services), a Federal or State mandatory reporting statute or a local mandatory reporting ordinance.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VII ABUSE OF FAMILY","CHAPTER 61 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=61\u0026sctn=16\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"6d2e3601cf4a944ad2b5be4ae733038c08dbeadbecd7b55ea8959a917b92dd65","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6115","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-6117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}