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DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT
Act 204 of 1982
AN ACT to provide for and regulate the use of interpreters in administrative and judicial proceedings and in certain other instances; to establish standards for interpreters; to provide compensation for interpreters; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and agencies; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
History: 1982, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982
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Am. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007
© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 393.501 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 393.502 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 393.503 | Section | Right of deaf or deaf-blind person to qualified interpreter in proceeding before court, grand jury, or appointing authority; appointment of qualified interpreter; waiver; preliminary determination; intermediary or deaf interpreter. |
| Section 393.503a | Section | Interpreter required as accommodation; qualified interpreter required. |
| Section 393.504 | Section | Notification of need for or right to interpreter; proof of deafness. |
| Section 393.505 | Section | Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter. |
| Section 393.506 | Section | Oath or affirmation of interpreter; recess periods; information gathered by interpreter pertaining to pending proceeding confidential and privileged; waiver. |
| Section 393.507 | Section | Fee and expenses of interpreter; payment; schedule of fees; duration of interpreter's availability. |
| Section 393.508 | Section | Channeling requests for interpreters through division; listing of interpreters. |
| Section 393.508a | Section | Rules. |
| Section 393.508b | Section | Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3). |
| Section 393.508c | Section | State certification; issuance; application; fee. |
| Section 393.508d | Section | Possession of Michigan quality assurance certification; expiration; renewal. |
| Section 393.508e | Section | Fees. |
| Section 393.508f | Section | Deposit of money received under MCL 393.508c and 393.508e. |
| Section 393.509 | Section | Conditional effective date. |
