Qualified interpreters at agency proceedings

(a) The agency conducting any proceeding shall provide a qualified interpreter to the hearing impaired person: (1) Whenever the hearing impaired person is a party to the proceeding or a witness before the proceeding; or (2) Whenever a person who is below the age of 18 years is a party to the proceeding or a witness before the proceeding conducted by an agency whose parents are hearing impaired persons or whose guardian is a hearing impaired person. (b) A hearing impaired person shall notify the agency not less than ten days, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the date of the proceeding of the need for a qualified interpreter. If the hearing impaired person received notice of the proceeding less than ten days, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the proceeding, such person 655 24-6-653 shall notify the agency as soon as practicable after receiving such notice. History. Code 1981, § 24-6-652, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.