{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1903","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-1903","heading":"Notice of need for interpreter.","body":"(a)\nA communication-impaired person entitled to an interpreter under this chapter shall, if practicable, notify the appropriate appointing authority of the person’s need for an interpreter at least 5 business days prior to the person’s appearance. A failure to notify the appointing authority of the need for an interpreter is not a waiver of the right to an interpreter.\n\n(b)\nAn appointing authority, when it knows a communication-impaired person is, or will be coming before it, shall inform the communication-impaired person of the right to a qualified interpreter. In a judicial proceeding, when the court knows that a communication-impaired person will be before it, the court shall inform the party, or the parent of a juvenile who is a party, of the right of any communication-impaired person to a qualified interpreter.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 19. Government Language Accessibility.","Subchapter I. Interpreters."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1903","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9108c175dc6fc5f645bcd1faf36d530b3fb45d3ffd25bc70a200208b17f31697","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1902","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}