In a civil action a clergyman or priest shall not, without the consent of the person making a confession, be examined as to any confession made to him in his character as clergyman or priest in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs.
A.R.S. § 12-2233
Clergyman or priest and penitent
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ulibarri v. SUPERIOR CT. CTY. OF COCONINO (1995)
Most recently applied in Atwood v. Schriro (May 2007)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.