Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-81-117 — Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested
Arkansas·Title 16
(a)If a person who is deaf is arrested for a criminal offense and taken into custody, the arresting law enforcement officer and his or her superiors shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf person and to interpret the person's statement.
(b)If a qualified interpreter is not present when a deaf person makes a statement while in custody for an arrest, the statement is not admissible in court.
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Legislative History
Added by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
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