2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 393 - DEAF AND BLIND
Act 204 of 1982 - DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)
Section 393.504 - Notification of need for or right to interpreter; proof of deafness.
DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (EXCERPT)Act 204 of 1982
393.504 Notification of need for or right to interpreter; proof of deafness.
Sec. 4.
(1) Each deaf or deaf-blind person whose appearance in an action or other proceeding entitles the deaf or deaf-blind person to a qualified interpreter shall provide reasonable notice to the appointing authority of the need of a qualified interpreter before the appearance. Each deaf or deaf-blind person who is entitled to a qualified interpreter as an accommodation under state or federal law shall provide reasonable notice to the appointing authority of the need for a qualified interpreter.
(2) An appointing authority, when it knows a deaf or deaf-blind person is or will be coming before it, shall inform the deaf or deaf-blind person of the right to a qualified interpreter.
(3) An appointing authority may require a person requesting the appointment of a qualified interpreter to furnish reasonable proof of the person's deafness, if the appointing authority has reason to believe that the person is not deaf or deaf-blind.
History: 1982, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982
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Am. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007
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