Nevada Revised Statutes Section 50.052 - Witnesses and Evidence

Interpreters for person with disability: Replacement; persons ineligible for appointment; selection and approval by person with disability. [Effective July 1, 2005.]

1. If an interpreter appointed for a person with a disability is not effectively or accurately communicating with or on behalf of the person with a disability, and that fact becomes known to the person who appointed him, another interpreter must be appointed.

2. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, a person may not be appointed as an interpreter of a person with a disability in a proceeding if he is:

(a) The spouse of the person with a disability or related to him; or

(b) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding or biased for or against one of the parties.

3. Whenever possible, a person with a disability must be given an interpreter of his choice or one of whom he approves.

Last modified: February 26, 2006