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16-81-117. Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested.
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16-81-117. Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested.
(a) If a person who is deaf is arrested for a criminal offense and taken into custody, the arresting law enforcement officer and his or her superiors shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf person and to interpret the person's statement.
(b) If a qualified interpreter is not present when a deaf person makes a statement while in custody for an arrest, the statement is not admissible in court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-81-117
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16-81-117. Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested.
(a) If a person who is deaf is arrested for a criminal offense and taken into custody, the arresting law enforcement officer and his or her superiors shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf person and to interpret the person's statement.
(b) If a qualified interpreter is not present when a deaf person makes a statement while in custody for an arrest, the statement is not admissible in court.
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