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25-15-101. Interpreters generally.
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25-15-101. Interpreters generally.
(a) As used in this section, “interpreter” means an interpreter as defined in § 25-15-102.
(b) A person who cannot speak or understand the English language or who because of hearing, speaking, or other impairment has difficulty in communicating with other persons and who is a party to a civil proceeding or a witness in a civil proceeding is entitled to an interpreter to assist that person throughout the proceeding.
(c)(1) An interpreter may be retained by the party or witness himself or herself or, if the person is unable to pay for an interpreter, may be appointed by the administrative board or agency before which the proceeding is pending.
(2) If an interpreter is appointed by the board or agency, the fee for the services of the interpreter shall be set by the board or agency and be paid from funds available to the board or agency or be paid in any other manner ordered by the board or agency.
(d) An administrative agency may inquire into the qualifications and integrity of an interpreter and may disqualify any person for cause from serving as an interpreter.
(e) An interpreter for another person who is either a party or a witness in an administrative proceeding under this section shall take the following oath:
“Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will justly, truly, and impartially interpret to the oath about to be administered to him (her), and the questions which may be asked him (her), and the answers that he (she) shall give to such questions, relative to the cause now under consideration before this board (agency), so help you God (or under the pains and penalties of perjury)?”
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-101
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25-15-101. Interpreters generally.
(a) As used in this section, “interpreter” means an interpreter as defined in § 25-15-102.
(b) A person who cannot speak or understand the English language or who because of hearing, speaking, or other impairment has difficulty in communicating with other persons and who is a party to a civil proceeding or a witness in a civil proceeding is entitled to an interpreter to assist that person throughout the proceeding.
(c)(1) An interpreter may be retained by the party or witness himself or herself or, if the person is unable to pay for an interpreter, may be appointed by the administrative board or agency before which the proceeding is pending.
(2) If an interpreter is appointed by the board or agency, the fee for the services of the interpreter shall be set by the board or agency and be paid from funds available to the board or agency or be paid in any other manner ordered by the board or agency.
(d) An administrative agency may inquire into the qualifications and integrity of an interpreter and may disqualify any person for cause from serving as an interpreter.
(e) An interpreter for another person who is either a party or a witness in an administrative proceeding under this section shall take the following oath:
“Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will justly, truly, and impartially interpret to the oath about to be administered to him (her), and the questions which may be asked him (her), and the answers that he (she) shall give to such questions, relative to the cause now under consideration before this board (agency), so help you God (or under the pains and penalties of perjury)?”
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
25-15-102. Interpreters between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf.
(a) For the purpose of appointing an interpreter between a hearing individual and an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf under § 25-15-101:
(1) “Administrative proceeding” means a proceeding of a department, board, commission, agency, committee, or licensing authority of the state or of a political subdivision or municipality;
(2) “Deaf individual” means an individual who has a documented hearing loss so severe that the individual is unable to process speech and language through hearing, with or without amplification;
(3) “Deafblind individual” means an individual who has a combined loss of vision and hearing that prevents the individual's vision or hearing from being used as a primary source for accessing information;
(4) “Hard of hearing individual” means an individual who has a hearing loss, may primarily use visual communication, and may use assistive devices;
(5) “Interpreter” means a licensed qualified interpreter or a licensed provisional interpreter licensed by the Department of Health under § 20-14-801 et seq.;
(6) “Oral deaf individual” means an individual whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of communication and whose primary communication is by speech reading and spoken English; and
(7) “Oral interpreter” means a licensed qualified interpreter or a licensed provisional interpreter who interprets language through facial and lip movements only and who does not use manual communication.
(b)(1) An interpreter shall not be appointed unless the appointing authority and the individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf makes a preliminary determination that
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-15-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.