2018 -- H 7733 | |
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LC004851 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - LANGUAGE | |
INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Knight, McEntee, Craven, McKiernan, and Ruggiero | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2018 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
(Judiciary) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 8-19 of the General Laws entitled "Language Interpreters - Use of |
2 | Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following |
3 | section: |
4 | 8-19-7. Confidential communications. |
5 | No interpreter/transliterator appointed pursuant to this chapter to interpret or translate for |
6 | limited-English-proficient persons in proceedings before the state courts in Rhode Island shall be |
7 | called upon to testify concerning any statement(s) made to them in connection with the |
8 | interpreter's or transliterator's interpretation or transliteration without the consent of the person |
9 | making the statement or unless compelled by court order. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - LANGUAGE | |
INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | |
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1 | This act would protect communications between language interpreters appointed under |
2 | this chapter and limited-English-proficient persons. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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