Iowa Code 622B.2 – Interpreter appointed
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 622B.2
- Administrative agency: means any department, board, commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state. See Iowa Code 622B.1
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Hard-of-hearing person: means an individual who is unable to hear and distinguish sounds within normal conversational range and who needs to use speechreading, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations to facilitate communication. See Iowa Code 622B.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
- Sign language interpreter: means a person who is able to interpret from sign language into an oral language and from an oral language into sign language. See Iowa Code 622B.1
- State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Iowa Code 633D.2
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
If a deaf or hard-of-hearing person is a party to, a witness at, or a participant in a proceeding before a grand jury, court, or administrative agency of this state, the court or administrative agency shall appoint a sign language interpreter without expense to the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to interpret or translate the proceedings to the deaf or hard-of-hearing person and to interpret or translate the person’s testimony unless the deaf or hard-of-hearing person waives the right to a sign language interpreter.