Rhode Island Statutes
§ 8-5-8.1 — § 8-5-8.1. Waiver of interpreter/transliterator and CART provider.
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§ 8-5-8.1. Waiver of interpreter/transliterator and CART provider.
(a) A non-English speaking person may at any point in the proceeding waive the right to the services of an interpreter/transliterator or a CART provider, but only when:
(1)The waiver is approved by the appointing authority after explaining on the record
to the non-English speaking person through an interpreter/transliterator or a CART
provider the nature and effect of the waiver;
(2)The appointing authority determines
on the record that the waiver has been made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily;
and (3) The non-English speaking person has been afforded the opportunit
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Legislative History
P.L. 2013, ch. 179, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 218, § 2.
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