{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221c-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221C, § 5","heading":"Removal of interpreter","body":"Section 5. Any of the following actions shall be good cause for a judge to remove an interpreter:\n(a) knowingly and willfully making false interpretation while serving in an official capacity;\n(b) knowingly and willfully disclosing confidential or privileged information obtained while serving in an official capacity;\n(c) failing to follow the standards prescribed by law and the ethics of the interpreter profession; or\n(d) being unable to interpret adequately, including where the interpreter self-reports such inability.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 221C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter221C/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:48Z","sha256":"14610103c465bb3ccef7665b4870e3000802164a24e5a8ec6ba339d93399ac62","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221c-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-221c-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}