Iowa Code 622A.2 – Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 622A.2
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
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
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