Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
if a deaf person person confesses to a person over the phone, is the relay interpreter required by law to report the caller?
Asked on 2/08/12, 9:55 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Probably, only if the matter involved a serious violation of
federal law (felony) and the interpreter was subject to being charged
by virtue of his position with what is called misprison of a felony (failure to expeditiously report it to appropriate authorities after it had come to his attention).
Answered on 2/08/12, 1:17 pm
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