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Appointment of interpreter - 2 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 563

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     § 563.  Appointment of interpreter.
        (a)  Appointment of certified interpreter.--Upon request or
     sua sponte, a presiding officer shall appoint a certified
     interpreter, unless a certified interpreter is unavailable as
     provided in subsection (b).
        (b)  Appointment of otherwise qualified interpreter when
     certified interpreter is unavailable.--
            (1)  An otherwise qualified interpreter shall be
        appointed by the presiding officer if a good faith effort was
        made to obtain a certified interpreter and a certified
        interpreter was not reasonably available, as determined by
        the presiding officer.
            (2)  Prior to the appointment of an otherwise qualified
        interpreter, the presiding officer shall state on the record
        that the otherwise qualified interpreter:
                (i)  is readily able to interpret; and
                (ii)  has read, understands and agrees to abide by
            the code of professional conduct for administrative
            proceeding interpreters for persons with limited English
            proficiency, as established by the department.
        (c)  Additional interpreters.--After consideration of the
     length of the administrative proceeding and the number of
     persons with limited English proficiency involved, a presiding
     officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a) and (b), an
     additional interpreter or provide for additional interpretation
     in a manner deemed appropriate by the presiding officer.

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