Whenever a non-English speaking person is interested in any judicial proceeding in which an interpreter would be required for a principal party in interest or a witness, he shall be entitled to utilize a certified interpreter to interpret the proceedings for him and to assist him in presenting his testimony or comment. History: Laws 1985, ch. 209, § 7.
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