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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.42.010 (2026)

Legislative declaration—Intent

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to secure the constitutional rights of deaf persons and of other persons who, because of impairment of hearing or speech, are unable to readily understand or communicate the spoken English language, and who consequently cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them.
It is the intent of the legislature in the passage of this chapter to provide for the appointment of such interpreters.
[ 1989 c 358 s 12; 1983 c 222 s 1; 1973 c 22 s 1.]

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Severability—1989 c 358: See note following RCW 2.43.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1993–1999 · leading case: State v. Gonzales-Morales, 979 P.2d 826 (Wash. 1999).
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State v. Gonzales-Morales, 979 P.2d 826 (Wash. 1999). · cites it 2× “See also RCW 2.42.010. [24] RCW 2.43.030 (emphasis added).”
State v. Gonzales-Morales, 138 Wash. 2d 374 (Wash. 1999). · cites it 2× “See also RCW 2.42.010. RCW 2.43.030 (emphasis added).”
Matter of Marriage of Olson, 850 P.2d 527 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). “42, Interpreters in Legal Proceedings, is to: secure the constitutional rights of deaf persons and of other persons who, because of impairment of hearing or speech, are unable to readily understand or communicate the spoken English language, and who consequently cannot be fully…”
State v. Gonzales-Morales, 958 P.2d 339 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “See RCW 2.42.010, RCW 2.43.010. Gonzales-Morales challenges neither the court’s determination that *424 he needed an interpreter, the appointed interpreter’s qualifications, nor the content of the interpreter’s translations.”
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