8.01-44.3 - Divulgence of communications by qualified interpreters and communications assistants. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-44.3. Divulgence of communications by qualified interpreters andcommunications assistants.

If the content of any communication which is facilitated for compensation inthe professional capacity of a qualified interpreter, as defined in §51.5-113, or in the professional capacity of any communications assistantemployed by the statewide dual party relay service established under Article5 (§ 56-484.4 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 56, is divulged by suchinterpreter or assistant, any such party to the communication aggrieved bysuch divulgence may recover from such interpreter or assistant the greater of(i) actual damages sustained, together with costs and reasonable attorneys'fees, or (ii) $100. No such recovery shall be permitted if the interpreteror assistant and the parties to the communication have agreed that theinterpreter or assistant may divulge the content of the communication.

(1992, c. 614.)