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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5906 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002412 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- LANGUAGE |
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| 16 | 16 | | INTERPRETERS--USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Hull, Slater, DeSimone, Morales, Felix, Giraldo, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Kennedy, Edwards, and Cruz |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 21 | 21 | | (Judiciary) |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 8-19-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-19 entitled "Language 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Interpreters — Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings" is hereby amended to read as 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | follows: 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 8-19-7. Confidential communications. 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | No interpreter/transliterator translator appointed pursuant to this chapter to interpret or 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | translate for limited-English-proficient persons in proceedings before the state courts in Rhode 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Island shall be called upon to testify concerning any statement(s) and/or confidential 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | communications made to them in connection with the interpreter’s or transliterator’s any 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | interpretation or transliteration translation, properly entrusted to the translator in their professional 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | capacity, without the consent of the person making the statement or unless compelled by court 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | order. 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 12 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LC002412 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 43 | 43 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 44 | 44 | | OF |
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| 45 | 45 | | A N A C T |
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| 46 | 46 | | RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- LANGUAGE |
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| 47 | 47 | | INTERPRETERS--USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
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| 48 | 48 | | *** |
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| 49 | 49 | | This act would ensure that communications between court appointed interpreters and 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | limited-English-proficient individuals involved in legal proceedings in the courts are confidential 2 |
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| 51 | 51 | | in nature and only disclosable by consent of the person making the communication or by court 3 |
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| 52 | 52 | | order. 4 |
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| 53 | 53 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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