As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Interpret' means to convey spoken English in a manner understood by a person who has limited English proficiency by using American Sign Language and transliteration, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services or similar procedures, or a language in which the person is fluent, and to convey the communication made by that person into spoken English; and(2) 'Limited English proficiency' means either: (A) The inability of a person to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding because the person has not developed fluency in English; or(B) The inability of a person to adequately hear, understand, or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding due to a speech impairment, hearing loss, deafness, deaf-blindness, or other disability.Added by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
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