{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-81-117","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-81-117","heading":"Interpreters for deaf persons who are arrested","body":"(a) If a person who is deaf is arrested for a criminal offense and taken into custody, the arresting law enforcement officer and his or her superiors shall procure a qualified interpreter in order to properly interrogate the deaf person and to interpret the person's statement.\n\n(b) If a qualified interpreter is not present when a deaf person makes a statement while in custody for an arrest, the statement is not admissible in court.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 81","Subchapter 1"],"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":"51333c270fae8b41a23c13a248fa8547f2d28f8d8483b66afa360fe14578c7f3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-81-116","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-81-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}