476.800 Definitions.

476.800. Definitions. — As used in sections 476.800 to 476.806 , the following terms mean: (1) "Appointing authority" , any court required to provide an interpreter; (2) "Court proceeding" , any proceeding before a court of record; (3) "Non-English speaking person" , any person involved in a legal proceeding who cannot readily speak or understand the English language, but does not include persons who are deaf or have a hearing disability; (4) "Qualified interpreter" , an impartial and unbiased person who is readily able to render a complete and accurate interpretation or translation of spoken and written English for non-English speaking persons and of non-English oral or written statements into spoken English. (L. 2004 S.B. 1211)