Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.505: Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter.
Where this section sits in the code
- MI Code
- Chapter 393
- Act Act-204-of-1982
Sec. 5.
(1) If a deaf or deaf-blind person is arrested and taken into custody for any alleged violation of a criminal law of this state, the arresting officer and the officer's supervisor shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf or deaf-blind person and to interpret the deaf or deaf-blind person's statements.
(2) A statement taken from a deaf or deaf-blind person before a qualified interpreter is present is not admissible in court.
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