DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT
Act 204 of 1982
393.501 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "deaf persons' interpreters act".
History: 1982, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the commission on disability concerns established in Executive Order 1995-11 from the department of labor to the family independence agency, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
For transfer of powers and duties of division on deaf and hard of hearing and advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.
For transfer of powers and duties of division on deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing within department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2017-4, compiled at MCL 445.2036.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 1985–2009 · leading case:
In Re Hrc, 781 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
In Re Hrc, 781 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
“INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL Respondents next argue that SHC was denied effective assistance of counsel because he was not provided with an interpreter consistent with the Deaf Persons’ Interpreters Act, MCL 393.501 et seq., 7 and therefore his lawyer guardian ad litem was…”
Doyle v. Scutt, 347 F. Supp. 2d 474 (E.D. Mich. 2004).
“Moreover, although the Michigan Court of Appeals found that the district court erroneously failed to provide petitioner an interpreter at his arraignments, the appeals court also found that this state law error under the Michigan Deaf Persons’ Interpreters Act, M.”
People v. Brannon, 486 N.W.2d 83 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992).
“The challenge of the admissibility of these statements is based on the Deaf Persons’ Interpreters Act, MCL 393.501 et seq.; MSA 17.55(101) et seq.”
Bednarski v. Bednarski, 366 N.W.2d 69 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
“To deal with the unique *20 problems encountered by the involvement of deaf persons with the judicial process, the Legislature has enacted the Deaf Persons’ Interpreters Act, MCL 393.501 et seq.; MSA 17.55(101) et seq.”
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