§ 4401. Legislative findings and declaration
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: January 29, 2007
Effective: January 29, 2007
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 4401
§ 4401. Legislative findings and declaration
It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Commonwealth to secure the rights, constitutional and otherwise, of persons who because of a non-English speaking cultural background or who because of an impairment of hearing or speech are unable to understand or communicate adequately in the English language when they appear in court or are involved in judicial proceedings. It is the intent of this chapter to provide for the certification, appointment and use of interpreters to secure the rights of persons with limited English proficiency and persons who are deaf or hearing impaired in all judicial proceedings.
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2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1538, No. 172, § 4, effective in 60 days [Jan. 29, 2007].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 4401, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 4401
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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