2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Juries and Jurors
Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act
§ 13-71-137. Duties and responsibilities of interpreters for jurors who are deaf or hard of hearing
The court may provide, through the list of available resources coordinated through the Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing pursuant to section 26-21-106 (4), C.R.S., a qualified interpreter, as defined in section 13-90-202 (8), to assist during a trial a juror who is deaf or hard of hearing. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the qualified interpreter to make true and complete translations of all court proceedings to the juror who is deaf or hard of hearing to the best of the qualified interpreter's ability. The qualified interpreter shall be subject to the same orders and admonitions given to the jurors. The court shall permit a qualified interpreter to be present and assist a juror who is deaf or hard of hearing during the deliberations of the jury. In the presence of the jury, the court shall instruct the qualified interpreter to refrain from participating in any manner in the deliberation of the jury and to refrain from having any communications with any member of the jury regarding deliberation, except for true and complete translations of jurors' remarks made during deliberation. A jury verdict reached in the presence of a qualified interpreter, during deliberation, shall be valid.
