2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 393 - DEAF AND BLIND
Act 204 of 1982 - DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)

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 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007

• 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.
• Section 393.508e - Fees.
• Section 393.508f - Deposit of money received under MCL 393.508c and 393.508e.
• Section 393.509 - Conditional effective date.