Rhode Island General Laws 8-19-7. Confidential communications
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No interpreter/transliterator appointed pursuant to this chapter to interpret or translate for limited-English-proficient persons in proceedings before the state courts in Rhode Island shall be called upon to testify concerning any statement(s) made to them in connection with the interpreter’s or transliterator’s interpretation or transliteration without the consent of the person making the statement or unless compelled by court order.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 270, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 8-19-7
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Testify: Answer questions in court.