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• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-1.   Definitions; right to interpreter; determination of competence
  As used in this Chapter: (1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge or clerk of superior court in a judicial proceeding, or a hearing officer,...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-2.   Appointment of interpreters in certain judicial, legislative, and administrative proceedings; removal
  (a) When a deaf person is a party to or a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding in any superior or district court of...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-3.   Waiver of appointed interpreter
  (a) A deaf person entitled to the services of an interpreter under this Chapter may waive these services. The waiver must be approved in writing...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-4.   Notice of need for interpreter; proof of deafness
  A deaf person entitled to an interpreter under this Chapter shall, if practicable, notify the appropriate appointing authority of his need prior to his appearance....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-5.   Privileged communications
  If a communication made by the deaf person through an interpreter is privileged, the privilege extends also to the interpreter. (1981, c. 937, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-6.   List of interpreters; coordination of interpreter services
  The Department of Health and Human Services shall prepare and maintain an up‑to‑date list of qualified and available interpreters. A copy of the list shall...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-7.   Oath
  Before acting, an interpreter shall take an oath or affirmation that he will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner of the proceedings to...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-8.   Compensation
  (a) An interpreter appointed under this Chapter is entitled to a reasonable fee for services, including waiting time, time reserved by the courts for the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-9.   Responsibility for payment of funds to implement Chapter
  Responsibility for payment of funds to implement this Chapter rests with the particular entity specified in G.S. 8B‑8 whose procedure required the service. (1981, c....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-10.   North Carolina Training and Licensing Preparation Program fees
  The Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing of the Department of Health and Human Services may charge a fee of...

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