Terms Used In Iowa Code 622B.5

  • oath: includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "swear" includes "affirm". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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
622B.5 Oath.
Before participating in a proceeding, a sign language interpreter shall take an oath that the sign language interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the sign language interpreter is appointed and that the sign language interpreter will interpret or translate the statements of the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to the best of the sign language interpreter’s skills and judgment.
[C81, §622B.5]
93 Acts, ch 75, §11; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §17