Whenever a deaf person communicates through an interpreter to any person under such circumstances that the communication would be privileged, and the deaf person could not be compelled to testify as to the communications, the privilege shall apply to the interpreter as well.
§ 38-9-10 NMSA 1978
Privileged communication
Known as the Deaf Interpreter Act
The act spans §§ 38–38 (10 sections).
Laws 1979, ch. 263, § 10.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.