{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-393.505","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.505","heading":"Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\n(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.\n\n(2) A statement taken from a deaf or deaf-blind person before a qualified interpreter is present is not admissible in court.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 393","Act Act-204-of-1982"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-393-505","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"18478c36a3add8c09ebc3c27bf9fdca31b5e35bda5ada6914c26dde2d8542803","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-393.504","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-393.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}