Article 5. PRIVILEGES

At present, each rule in this Guide to New York Evidence article 5 (Privileges) includes verbatim a section in CPLR article 45.

To facilitate conformity, the heading of each section in this article is the same as the heading in the applicable CPLR section; the format respecting subdivisions and paragraphs is the same as in the applicable CPLR section; and the Guide’s section number includes the last two numbers of the applicable CPLR article 45 section; e.g. “CPLR 4502 Spouse” is “Guide to New York Evidence rule 5.02 Spouse.”