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2020 Georgia Code
Title 24 - Evidence
Chapter 6 - Witnesses
Article 3 - Use of Sign Language and Intermediary Interpreter in Administrative and Judicial Proceedings
§ 24-6-658. Compensation of Interpreters

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 24-6-658 (2020)
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Any qualified interpreter or intermediary interpreter providing service under this article shall be compensated by the agency or law enforcement agency requesting such service.

(Code 1981, §24-6-658, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-108 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Expenditure for interpreter for indigent criminal defendant.

- When the superior court exercises the court's discretion to appoint an interpreter for an indigent criminal defendant who neither speaks nor understands English, the court has inherent power to assess the cost of the interpreter against the county. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U89-24 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-108).

CHAPTER 7 OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY

Sec.

  • 24-7-701. Lay witness opinion testimony.
  • 24-7-702. Expert opinion testimony in civil actions; medical experts; pretrial hearings; precedential value of federal law.
  • 24-7-703. Bases of expert opinion testimony.
  • 24-7-704. Ultimate issue opinion.
  • 24-7-705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.
  • 24-7-706. Court appointed experts.
  • 24-7-707. Expert opinion testimony in criminal proceedings.
Law reviews.

- For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 enactment of this chapter, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article, "From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: The Future of Forensic Science Reform: Garbage In, Garbage Out: Revising Strickland as Applied to Forensic Science Evidence," see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 893 (2018). For article, "From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: The Future of Forensic Science Reform: A Discouraging Omen: A Critical Evaluation of the Approved Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline," see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1103 (2018).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of prescription drugs generally, 38 A.L.R.7th Art. 7.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to prescription drug user concerning particular witnesses, 39 A.L.R.7th Art. 1.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to prescription drug user concerning particular drugs, 39 A.L.R.7th Art. 2.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of medical devices generally, 39 A.L.R.7th Art. 5.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to medical device user concerning particular witnesses, 39 A.L.R.7th Art. 8.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to medical device user concerning particular devices, 40 A.L.R.7th Art. 4.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of automobiles and other motor vehicles generally, 42 A.L.R.7th Art. 4.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to automobile and other motor vehicle user concerning particular witnesses, 43 A.L.R.7th Art. 2.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to automobile and other motor vehicle user concerning particular vehicles, 43 A.L.R.7th Art. 7.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of household items, 44 A.L.R.7th Art. 5.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of electronic devices, 45 A.L.R.7th Art. 4.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of industrial equipment and chemicals, 46 A.L.R.7th Art. 8.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of agricultural equipment, chemicals, and feed, 48 A.L.R.7th Art. 4.

Products liability: necessity and admissibility of expert or opinion evidence as to causation of injury to user of sporting equipment, 49 A.L.R.7th Art. 1.

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