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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. If an interpreter appointed for a person with a communications disability is not effectively or accurately communicating with or on behalf of the person with a communications disability, and that fact becomes known to the person who appointed the interpreter, another interpreter must be appointed.
2. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties, a person may not be appointed as an interpreter of a person with a communications disability in a proceeding if the interpreter is:
(a) The spouse of the person with a communications disability or related to the person; or
(b) Otherwise interested in the outcome of the proceeding or biased for or against one of the parties.
3. Whenever possible, a person with a communications disability must be given an interpreter of his or her choice or one of whom he or she approves.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 4. Witnesses and Evidence § 50.052. Interpreters for person with communications disability: Replacement; persons ineligible for appointment; selection and approval by person with communications disability - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-4-witnesses-and-evidence/nv-rev-st-50-052/
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