Cite as: 22 CNCA § 279

For the purposes of this act, a qualified interpreter shall mean one who is readily able to translate simultaneously in either direction the manual system or lip reading and spoken English, and a deaf-mute means a person who has a physical handicap which prevents him from fully hearing or speaking. A qualified interpreter shall be furnished, or recommended, by the principal administrative officer of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf upon direction of any District Court of this Nation.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990.