{"data":{"id":"us-mt/49-4-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"49-4-501","heading":"Policy.","body":"It is the policy of this state to secure the constitutional rights of deaf or hard-of-hearing persons who may require accommodations to readily understand or communicate spoken language and who consequently cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them.","path":["TITLE 49. HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 4. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0490/chapter_0040/part_0050/section_0010/0490-0040-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:03Z","sha256":"852cca2b6d0c56c6bf19b3836fbce4c8dc16b3307dc42ccb523459f744a81e1d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/49-4-406","next":"us-mt/49-4-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}