Ky. Rev. Stat. § 30A.405

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 30A.405 - Qualifications of interpreter - Standards
(1) Any person appointed as interpreter pursuant to this chapter shall be qualified by training or experience to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary.
(2) The Supreme Court shall prescribe standards, such as national certification, for appointment, qualifications, duties, and other matters relating to interpreters. In the area of providing interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing as described under KRS 30A.410(1)(a), the standards shall be established after consultation with the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Kentucky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and the Kentucky Association of the Deaf.
(3) These rules and standards shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

KRS 30A.405

Effective:7/15/1994
Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 452, sec. 2, effective7/15/1994. - Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 6, effective 7/14/1992. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 65, effective 1/2/1976.