In all criminal cases wherein the defendant is a Limited English Proficient (LEP) individual, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter as provided in Section 9-21-80, sworn truly to interpret, and allow him a reasonable compensation, as set by the court, payable out of the county or municipal treasury at no cost to the defendant.Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(80); 1857, ch. 61, art. 158; 1871, § 640; 1880, § 1713; 1892, § 731; 1906, § 792; Hemingway's 1917, § 576; 1930, § 585; 1942, § 1529; Laws, 2000, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 569, § 7, eff. 7/1/2006.Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 355, HB 1217,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2023.
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