Title 28 — Judicial Procedure, Civil
46 chapters · 434 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge of any court, the chairman of any board, commission, or authority, and the director or commissioner of any department or agency before which a qualified i…
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-02 Interpreter required
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1. At all stages of any judicial or administrative proceedings in which a deaf person is a principal party in interest, the appointing authority shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret or to translate the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret or translate the…
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-03 Proof of disability
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An appointing authority may require a person requesting the appointment of an interpreter to furnish reasonable proof of the person's disability when the appointing authority has reason to believe that the person is not so disabled. In no event is a failure of a party or witness …
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-04 Oath of interpreter
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Superseded by N.D.R.Ct., Rule 6.10.
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-05 Compensation
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An interpreter appointed under this chapter must be compensated by the appointing authority at a reasonable rate determined by the authority, including travel expenses. This section does not prevent any state department, board, commission, agency, or licensing authority or any po…
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-06 Privileged communications
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Whenever a deaf person communicates through an interpreter to any person under such circumstances that the communication would be privileged and the deaf person could not be compelled to testify as to the communications, the privilege applies to the interpreter as well.
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-07 Visual recording
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In any judicial proceeding, the appointing authority, on the appointing authority's own motion or on the motion of a party to the proceedings, may order that the testimony of the deaf person and the interpretation thereof be visually recorded for use in verification of the offici…
N.D.C.C. § 28-33-08 Coordination of interpreter requests
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1. Whenever an appointing authority receives a valid request for the services of an interpreter or on the appointing authority's own motion, the authority shall request the superintendent of the school for the deaf to furnish the authority with a list of sources of qualified inte…