Article 64. Rights and obligations of an interpreter

The interpreter shall have the right to the following: Ask questions to the court session participants to clarify the translation; waive participation in the court proceedings if he/she does not have the relevant knowledge for the translation; familiarize himself/herself with the record of the court session; submit objections concerning the correctness of entering the translation into the court session record.

An interpreter shall be obliged to fully and correctly perform the interpretation and observe the order during the court hearing.

For unreasoned waiver of performing interpretation, as well as failure to appear on the summons of the court for reasons recognized by court invalid, the interpreter shall be fined in the manner prescribed by Article 146 of this Code.

The imposition of a fine shall not release the interpreter from the obligation to appear and perform an interpretation.

An interpreter shall be criminally liable under Articles 238 and 239 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan for knowingly providing an incorrect translation and for disclosing, without the courtʼs permission, information and details of the deliberations of a closed court hearing, and shall be warned of this by the court against receipt of a written undertaking.