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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES » Chapter 622A - INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS » Section 622A.2 – Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator.

622A.2 Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator.

1. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding or a witness therein, shall be entitled to an interpreter to assist such person throughout the proceeding.

2. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding shall be entitled to a translator to produce a written translation of written or electronically recorded material only when a court determines that an oral or sign interpretation of the material is not sufficient to ensure due process under the circumstances.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.2]

2021 Acts, ch 77, §3

Referred to in §622A.3

Section amended