2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 46 — Public welfare and assistance
RS 46:2361 — Purpose
CHAPTER 32-A. LOUISIANA INTERPRETER'S LAW
§2361. Purpose
It is the policy of this state to secure the rights of persons with hearing impairments who cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken languages and who consequently cannot equally participate in or benefit from proceedings, programs, and activities of the courts, legislative bodies, administrative agencies, licensing commissions, departments, and boards of the state and its subdivisions unless qualified interpreters/transliterators are available to facilitate communication.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1.
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