2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 2 - COURTS OF RECORD
2.43 Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons.
2.43.060 Waiver of right to interpreter.
RCW 2.43.060 Waiver of right to interpreter.
(1) The right to a qualified interpreter may not be waived except when:
(a) A non-English-speaking person requests a waiver; and
(b) The appointing authority determines on the record that the waiver has been made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.
(2) Waiver of a qualified interpreter may be set aside and an interpreter appointed, in the discretion of the appointing authority, at any time during the proceedings.
[1989 c 358 § 6. Formerly RCW 2.42.250.]
Notes:
| Severability -- 1989 c 358: See note following RCW 2.43.010.
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