Rhode Island General Laws 5-71-18. Privileged communications
In the trial of every cause, both civil and criminal, no licensed interpreter shall be competent to testify concerning any statement made to him or her in connection with the interpreter’s interpretation or transliteration without the consent of the person making the statement. No duly licensed interpreter shall be allowed, in giving testimony, to disclose any confidential communication properly entrusted to him or her in his or her professional capacity and necessary and proper to enable him or her to discharge the functions of his or her office in the usual course of practice or discipline without the consent of the person making the communication.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 261, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 277, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 164, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 188, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-71-18
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.