Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1278
Deaf Mutes - Criminal Prosecutions, Mental Health Hearings - Interpreters - Appointment, Duties and Compensation
Effective Feb 19, 1957Laws 1957, HB 534, p. 169, § 1, emerg. eff. February 19, 1957.
- (a) In all criminal prosecutions, where the accused is a deaf mute, he shall have all of the proceedings of the trial interpreted to him in a language that he can understand by a qualified interpreter appointed by the court from a list of names submitted by the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf.
- (b) In all cases where the mental condition of a person is being considered and where such person may be committed to a mental institution, and where such person is a deaf mute, all of the court proceedings, pertaining to him, shall be interpreted to him in a language that he understands by a qualified interpreter appointed by the court.
- (c) Interpreters who shall be appointed under the terms of this act shall be required to take an oath that they will make a true interpretation to the person accused or being examined, which person is a deaf mute, of all the proceedings of his case in a language that he understands; and that he will repeat said deaf mute's answers to questions to council, court, or jury, in the English language, in his best skill and judgment.
- (d) Interpreters appointed under the terms of this act shall be paid for their services a sum to be determined by the court.
Laws 1957, HB 534, p. 169, § 1, emerg. eff. February 19, 1957.