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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-6-654. Indigent hearing impaired defendants to be provided with interpreters.
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# O.C.G.A. § 24-6-654. Indigent hearing impaired defendants to be provided with interpreters.

(a) A court shall provide a court qualified interpreter to any hearing impaired person whenever the hearing impaired person has been provided with a public defender or court appointed legal counsel.

(b) The court qualified interpreter authorized by this Code section shall be present at all times when the hearing impaired person is consulting with legal counsel.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-6-654, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.