| Chapter 065 |
| 2023 -- H 5906 Enacted 06/14/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS--USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Hull, Slater, DeSimone, Morales, Felix, Giraldo, Kennedy, Edwards, and Cruz |
| Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 8-19-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-19 entitled "Language |
| Interpreters — Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings" is hereby amended to read as |
| follows: |
| 8-19-7. Confidential communications. |
| No interpreter/transliterator translator 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) and/or confidential |
| communications made to them in connection with the interpreter’s or transliterator’s any |
| interpretation or transliteration translation, properly entrusted to the translator in their professional |
| capacity, without the consent of the person making the statement or unless compelled by court |
| order. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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