{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-133.515","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 133.515","heading":"Interpreter to be made available to person with a disability.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Person with a disability” means a person who cannot readily understand or communicate the English language, or cannot understand the proceedings or a charge made against the person, or is incapable of presenting or assisting in the presentation of a defense, because of deafness, or because of a physical hearing impairment or physical speaking impairment.\n      (b) “Qualified interpreter” means a person who is readily able to communicate with the person with a disability, translate the proceedings, and accurately repeat and translate the statements of the person with a disability to the officer or other person.\n      (2) Upon the arrest of a person with a disability and before interrogating or taking the statement of the person with a disability, the arresting peace officer, or when the arrest is by a private person, the officer to whom the person with a disability is delivered, shall make available to the person with a disability, at the earliest possible time, a qualified interpreter to assist the person with a disability throughout the interrogation or taking of a statement.\n      (3) The public employer of the arresting peace officer or officer to whom the person with a disability is delivered shall pay the fees and expenses of the qualified interpreter.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors133.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"2f4430206e27e3193138d321577ad3cff763ac0ca3a3444143a5a20c48307871","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-133.510","next":"us-or/ors-133.518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}