Iowa Code 622A.2 – Limited-English-proficient persons — when entitled to an interpreter or a translator
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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.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 622A.2
- Interpreter: means a person who transfers the meaning of spoken or written words in one language into the equivalent meaning in another spoken language. See Iowa Code 622A.1
- Legal proceeding: means any action before any court, or any legal action preparatory to appearing before any court, whether civil, criminal, or juvenile in nature; and any proceeding before any administrative agency which is quasi-judicial in nature and which has direct legal implications to any person. See Iowa Code 622A.1
- 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
- Translator: means a person who transfers the meaning of written or spoken words in one language into the equivalent meaning in the written words of another language. See Iowa Code 622A.1
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.