{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.800","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.800","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 476.800 to 476.806, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Appointing authority\" , any court required to provide an interpreter;\n(2) \"Court proceeding\" , any proceeding before a court of record;\n(3) \"Non-English speaking person\" , any person involved in a legal proceeding who cannot readily speak or understand the English language, but does not include persons who are deaf or have a hearing disability;\n(4) \"Qualified interpreter\" , an impartial and unbiased person who is readily able to render a complete and accurate interpretation or translation of spoken and written English for non-English speaking persons and of non-English oral or written statements into spoken English.","path":["Title XXXII - COURTS","Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=476.800","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"6433d70159b6c01577e1a0731432bd04ffdf130523ca8f49b22942ca3678faff","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.777","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}