(1) If a deaf or deaf-blind person is arrested and taken into custody for any alleged violation of a criminal law of this state, the arresting officer and the officer’s supervisor shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf or deaf-blind person and to interpret the deaf or deaf-blind person’s statements.

(2) A statement taken from a deaf or deaf-blind person before a qualified interpreter is present is not admissible in court.

History: 1982, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982 ;– Am. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007