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Act 204 of 1982 - DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)
***** 393.508b SUBSECTION (1) TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2007: See compiler's note following this section; SUBSECTION (3) BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULES PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO MCL 393.508a *****

Section 393.501 ‑

Short title.

Section 393.502 ‑

Definitions.

Section 393.503 ‑

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 ‑

Interpreter required as accommodation; qualified interpreter required.

Section 393.504 ‑

Notification of need for or right to interpreter; proof of deafness.

Section 393.505 ‑

Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter.

Section 393.506 ‑

Oath or affirmation of interpreter; recess periods; information gathered by interpreter pertaining to pending proceeding confidential and privileged; waiver.

Section 393.507 ‑

Fee and expenses of interpreter; payment; schedule of fees; duration of interpreter's availability.

Section 393.508 ‑

Channeling requests for interpreters through division; listing of interpreters.

Section 393.508a ‑

Rules.

Section 393.508b ‑

Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3).

Section 393.508c ‑

State certification; issuance; application; fee.

Section 393.508d ‑

Possession of Michigan quality assurance certification; expiration; renewal.