New Hampshire Statutes
§ 521-A:3 — Interpreter Required in Criminal Matters
Whenever a deaf person is arrested for any alleged violation of criminal law where the penalty may include imprisonment or fine in excess of $100 or both, no attempt to interrogate or take a statement from such person shall be permitted until a qualified interpreter is appointed for said person and then only through the use of such interpreter.
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Legislative History
1977, 542:1, eff. Sept. 13, 1977.
Nearby Sections
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§ 521-A:1
Definitions§ 521-A:10
Oath of Interpreter§ 521-A:11
Privileged Communications§ 521-A:12
Compensation§ 521-A:2
Interpreter Required§ 521-A:4
Preliminary Determination§ 521-A:5
Interpreter to be Provided§ 521-A:6
Notice; Proof of Disability§ 521-A:9
Interpreter Permitted