Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 204 of 1982 - Deaf Persons' Interpreters Act (393.501 - 393.509)
Section 393.503a - Interpreter Required as Accommodation; Qualified Interpreter Required.

Sec. 3a.
If an interpreter is required as an accommodation for a deaf or deaf-blind person under state or federal law, the interpreter shall be a qualified interpreter.
History: Add. 2007, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of division on deaf and hard of hearing and advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 393 - Deaf and Blind

Act 204 of 1982 - Deaf Persons' Interpreters Act (393.501 - 393.509)

Section 393.501 - Short Title.

Section 393.502 - Definitions.

Section 393.503 - Right of Deaf or Deaf-Blind Person to Qualified Interpreter in Proceeding Before Court, Grand Jury, or Appointing Authority; Appointment of Qualified Interpreter; Waiver; Preliminary Determination; Intermediary or Deaf Interpreter.

Section 393.503a - Interpreter Required as Accommodation; Qualified Interpreter Required.

Section 393.504 - Notification of Need for or Right to Interpreter; Proof of Deafness.

Section 393.505 - Arrest of Deaf or Deaf-Blind Person; Procuring Interpreter; Inadmissibility of Statements Made Without Interpreter.