Section 476.800 - DefinitionsAs used in sections 476.800 to 476.806, the following terms mean:
(1)"Appointing authority", any court required to provide an interpreter;(2)"Court proceeding", any proceeding before a court of record;(3)"Non-English speaking person", any person involved in a legal proceeding who cannot readily speak or understand the English language, but does not include persons who are deaf or have a hearing disability;(4)"Qualified interpreter", an impartial and unbiased person who is readily able to render a complete and accurate interpretation or translation of spoken and written English for non-English speaking persons and of non-English oral or written statements into spoken English.