North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 8B Interpreters for Deaf Persons

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...

Last modified: March 23, 2014