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Evidence Code § 1034

ARTICLE 8. Clergy Penitent Privileges

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 1034Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2003.

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.