{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-9-21-80","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 9-21-80","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 9-21-80","body":"(1) The court shall appoint an interpreter in the following order of preference:\n\n(a) Certified court interpreter.\n\n(b) Registered court interpreter.\n\n(c) Non-credential interpreter.\n\n(2) A non-credentialed interpreter may be appointed if:\n\n(a) Neither a certified nor registered court interpreter reasonably is available; and\n\n(b) The court has evaluated the totality of the circumstances, including the gravity of the judicial proceeding and the potential penalty or consequence involved.\n\n(3) If the court appoints a non-credentialed interpreter, the court must make the following findings on the record:\n\n(a) The proposed interpreter appears to have: (i) adequate language skills, knowledge of interpreting techniques, and familiarity with interpreting in a court setting; and (ii) read and understand, and agrees to abide by, the Mississippi Code of Ethics for Court Interpreters and the Mississippi Rules on Standards for Court Interpreters.\n\n(4) A summary of the efforts made to obtain a certified or registered court interpreter, as well as a summary of the efforts to determine the capabilities of the proposed non-credentialed interpreter, must be made in open court and placed on the record.","path":["MS Code","Title 9"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"55af51409620d09116458a20356e3b669d5e18187471c4f5e3c42e35064eed9b","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-9-21-79","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-9-21-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}