{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8b-8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8B-8","heading":"Compensation.","body":"(a)\tAn interpreter appointed under this Chapter is entitled to a reasonable fee for services, including waiting time, time reserved by the courts for the assignment, and reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The fee shall be fixed by the appointing authority who shall consider any fee schedule for interpreters established by the Department of Health and Human Services. Reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence expenses shall be at rates provided by law for State employees generally.\n(b)\tThe fees and expenses of interpreters who serve before any superior or district court criminal and juvenile proceeding are payable from funds appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts.\n(c)\tThe fees and expenses of interpreters who serve in civil cases and special proceedings are also payable from funds appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts.\n(d)\tFees and expenses of interpreters who serve before a legislative body described in this Article are payable from funds appropriated for operating expenses of the General Assembly.\n(e)\tFees and expenses of interpreters who serve before any State administrative agency are payable by that agency.\n(f)\tFees and expenses of interpreters who serve before city or county administrative proceedings are payable by the respective city or county.\n(g)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 277, s. 1. (1981, c. 937, s. 1; 1989, c. 533, s. 5; 1995, c. 277, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)","path":["Chapter 8B. Interpreters for Deaf Persons."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_8B/GS_8B-8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:47Z","sha256":"e988cd9eb45dd878850861abe9f41ed301164dd46ec0dddbc8c77c59c6d98123","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8b-7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8b-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}