Terms Used In Iowa Code 622A.5

  • 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
  • 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
 Every interpreter and translator in any legal proceeding shall take an oath consistent with the rules the supreme court adopts under this chapter.