Virginia Code 8.01-400.1: Privileged communications by interpreters for the deaf (Supreme Court Rule 2:507 derived in part from this section)
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Whenever a deaf person communicates through an interpreter to any person under such circumstances that the communication would be privileged, and such person could not be compelled to testify as to the communications, this privilege shall also apply to the interpreter.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-400.1
- Person: shall include individuals, a trust, an estate, a partnership, an association, an order, a corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity;
6. See Virginia Code 8.01-2
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
1978, c. 601.