Arrest of Deaf or Deaf - Blind Person; Procuring Interpreter; Inadmissibility of Statements Made Without Interpreter - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 393.505
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393.505 Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter.Sec. 5.
(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
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Am. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007
Section: 393.367 393.368 393.501 393.502 393.503 393.503a 393.504 393.505 393.506 393.507 393.508 393.508a 393.508b 393.508c 393.508d
Last modified: March 17, 2013
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