2012 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 393 — DEAF AND BLIND
Act 204 of 1982 — DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)***** 393.508b SUBSECTION (1) TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2007: See compiler's note following this section; SUBSECTION (3) BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULES PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO MCL 393.508a *****

• 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.