{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-10-1102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-1102","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Interpret\" means to convey spoken English in a manner understood by a person who has limited English proficiency by using American Sign Language and transliteration, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services or similar procedures, or a language in which the person is fluent, and to convey the communication made by that person into spoken English; and (2) \"Limited English proficiency\" means either: (A) The inability of a person to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding because the person has not developed fluency in English; or (B) The inability of a person to adequately hear, understand, or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding due to a speech impairment, hearing loss, deafness, deaf-blindness, or other disability. Added by Act 2013, No. 237,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Interpret\" means to convey spoken English in a manner understood by a person who has limited English proficiency by using American Sign Language and transliteration, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services or similar procedures, or a language in which the person is fluent, and to convey the communication made by that person into spoken English; and\n\n(2) \"Limited English proficiency\" means either: (A) The inability of a person to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding because the person has not developed fluency in English; or (B) The inability of a person to adequately hear, understand, or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding due to a speech impairment, hearing loss, deafness, deaf-blindness, or other disability.\n\n(A) The inability of a person to adequately understand or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding because the person has not developed fluency in English; or\n\n(B) The inability of a person to adequately hear, understand, or communicate effectively in English in a court proceeding due to a speech impairment, hearing loss, deafness, deaf-blindness, or other disability.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 10","Subchapter 11"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"4583118e2a3545b375a1211a807812954f4f47cb6f3084642332b9bdcae37bc1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-10-1101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-10-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}