LIC Legal Interpreter Law

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="06dfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Colorado Registry of Interpreters for th"><B>home</B></A><B>          </B><A HREF="legally_qualified_interpreters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legally Qualified Interpreters"><B>BACK</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>LIC Legal Interpreter Law</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Appointment of Interpreters for the Deaf</B></div> <div> Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-90-201</div> <bR> <div> <I>It is the policy of this state to secure the rights of persons who, because they are deaf or hard of hearing, cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken language and who consequently cannot equally participate in or benefit from proceedings of the courts or any board, commission, agency, or licensing or law enforcement authority of the state or any of its political subdivisions unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Colorado Department of Human Services, Volume IX, 9.600.1-9.600.5</div> <div> <B>Sign Language Interpreters must meet the following criteria to qualify for interpreting in the legal setting:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00a800dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Certified by the national credentialing body for sign language interpreters, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or the National Association of the Deaf.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00a800dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Complete at least 40 hours of specialized legal training.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00a800dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Complete at least 25 hours of interpreting in the legal setting under the supervision of a legally qualified interpreter.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00a800dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Abide by a professional Code of Ethics requiring neutrality, confidentiality, and using discretion with regard to skill, setting and consumers involved <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Franklin Gothic Book" >(Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Code of Ethics).</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>