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Cal. Evid. Code § 754.5 — Interpreters and Translators

Cal. Evid. Code § 754.5

Type
Statute
Source
California Evidence Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2017-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Whenever an otherwise valid privilege exists between an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and another person, that privilege is not waived merely because an interpreter was used to facilitate their communication.

Citator

Cal. Evid. Code § 754.5 — Interpreters and Translators is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Whenever an otherwise valid privilege exists between an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and another person, that privilege is not waived merely because an interpreter was used to facilitate their communication.