Current through March 29, 2024
Section 622A.2 - Limited-English-proficient persons - when entitled to an interpreter or a translator1. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding or a witness therein, shall be entitled to an interpreter to assist such person throughout the proceeding.2. A limited-English-proficient person who is a party to any legal proceeding shall be entitled to a translator to produce a written translation of written or electronically recorded material only when a court determines that an oral or sign interpretation of the material is not sufficient to ensure due process under the circumstances.Amended by 2021 Iowa, ch 77, s 3, eff. 7/1/2021.C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.2