Ohio Revised Code Title XXIX. Crimes Procedure § 2930.041

(A) Pursuant to the “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,” 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. 12101, as amended, a victim with a disability has the right to a registered or certified American sign language interpreter on the registry for interpreters for the deaf at all court proceedings, all meetings with the prosecutor, and all investigative contacts with law enforcement, the probation department, the department of rehabilitation and correction, and the department of youth services, at no cost to the victim.  The costs of the interpreter shall be paid for as follows:

(C) The victim's right to a certified, provisional, registered, or language-skilled foreign language interpreter under division (B) of this section is subject to availability but is not subject to the cost of retaining an interpreter.  Any agency described in division (B) of this section that is unable to provide a victim with an interpreter as required by division (B) of this section shall maintain records of the agency's attempt to comply with this requirement.