Subdivision 1. Qualified interpreter. In a civil action in which a disabled person is a litigant or witness, the presiding judicial officer shall appoint a qualified interpreter to serve throughout the proceedings.
Subd. 2. Interpreter required. In a proceeding before a board, commission, agency, or licensing authority of the state, or of a political subdivision of the state, where a witness or the principal party in interest is a disabled person, all of the proceedings that are pertinent shall be interpreted in a language the disabled person understands by a qualified interpreter appointed by the board, commission, agency, or licensing authority.
1975 c 337 s 2; 2005 c 56 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure
Section 546.07 — Order Of Trial; Absence Of Parties.
Section 546.11 — Order Of Trial.
Section 546.12 — View Of Premises; Procedure.
Section 546.13 — Sickness Of Juror; Food And Lodging.
Section 546.15 — Jurors May Take Certain Papers.
Section 546.16 — Verdict, When Received; Correcting Same; Polling Jury.
Section 546.17 — Verdict By Five-sixths Of Jury.
Section 546.18 — Verdict; How Signed.
Section 546.19 — Verdict, General And Special.
Section 546.22 — Jury To Assess Recovery.
Section 546.23 — Verdict In Replevin.
Section 546.24 — Receiving Verdict.
Section 546.25 — Entries On Receiving Verdict; Reserving Case.
Section 546.27 — Decision By The Court.
Section 546.28 — Assessment Of Damages Without Answer.
Section 546.31 — Trial Unfinished At End Of Term.
Section 546.32 — Trial In Vacation By Consent.
Section 546.33 — Trial By Referees; Fees Paid By The County.
Section 546.35 — Selection Of Referees; Majority May Act.
Section 546.37 — Minors May Be Excluded, When.
Section 546.42 — Persons Disabled In Communication; Interpreters.