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Topics to review
- Hazard identification and risk control
- Required workplace procedures
- Personal protective equipment and safe practice
- Compliance, reporting and documentation
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Q1A court interpreter's duty of confidentiality means the interpreter must:
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✓ Correct answer: Not disclose information obtained during the interpreting assignment to unauthorized persons
Confidentiality requires the interpreter to protect all information learned during an assignment and not share it with anyone not authorized to receive it. Disclosure to unauthorized parties violates professional ethics.
Q2Which of the following best describes the scope of a court interpreter's confidentiality obligation?
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✓ Correct answer: It covers all information obtained in the course of the interpreting assignment
The confidentiality obligation is broad and covers all information—spoken or written—that the interpreter obtains during an assignment, regardless of whether the client explicitly requests it.
Q3After completing an interpreting assignment in a child custody case, an interpreter's neighbor asks what happened in court. The interpreter should:
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✓ Correct answer: Decline to discuss any details of the case
The interpreter must decline to discuss case details with anyone not authorized to receive that information, including neighbors or friends. This protects the parties' privacy and maintains professional integrity.
Q4When a court interpreter is present during a confidential attorney-client meeting, the communication is:
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✓ Correct answer: Privileged because the interpreter is considered a necessary agent of communication
The presence of a court interpreter does not waive attorney-client privilege because the interpreter is treated as a necessary extension of the attorney-client relationship, facilitating communication rather than introducing an unauthorized third party.
Q5An interpreter overhears a defendant privately tell his attorney that he was at a different location on the night of the crime. This communication is:
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✓ Correct answer: Protected by attorney-client privilege and must not be disclosed
Communications between a client and attorney made in confidence for legal advice are protected by attorney-client privilege. The interpreter, as a necessary facilitator, shares in this privilege and must not disclose the conversation.
Q6Attorney-client privilege can be waived if the defendant voluntarily discloses the privileged communication to:
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✓ Correct answer: An unauthorized third party outside the privilege
Voluntary disclosure of privileged communications to persons outside the attorney-client relationship—those not necessary agents of the attorney—constitutes a waiver of privilege. The interpreter, paralegal, and co-defendant with the same attorney may retain privilege, but an unauthorized outsider does not.
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