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2018 Georgia Code 24-6-658 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 24 EVIDENCE

Section 6. Witnesses, 24-6-601 through 24-6-658.

ARTICLE 3 USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERMEDIARY INTERPRETER IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

24-6-658. Compensation of interpreters.

Any qualified interpreter or intermediary interpreter providing service under this article shall be compensated by the agency or law enforcement agency requesting such service.

(Code 1981, §24-6-658, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-108 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Expenditure for interpreter for indigent criminal defendant.

- When the superior court exercises the court's discretion to appoint an interpreter for an indigent criminal defendant who neither speaks nor understands English, the court has inherent power to assess the cost of the interpreter against the county. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U89-24 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 24-9-108).

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