{"data":{"id":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-333","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"1 V.S.A. § 333","heading":"Appointment of interpreter","body":"(a) The presiding officer in a proceeding shall appoint an interpreter after making a preliminary determination that the interpreter is able to:\n(1) readily communicate with the person who is Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind;\n(2) accurately interpret statements or communications from the person who is Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind; and\n(3) interpret the proceedings to the person who is Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind.\n(b) The presiding officer shall make findings when appointing an interpreter not designated as a qualified interpreter.\n(c) It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the requirements of this section are met if the interpreter proposed for appointment is a qualified interpreter. It shall also be a rebuttable presumption that the requirements of this section are not met if the interpreter proposed for appointment is not a qualified interpreter.","path":["Title 1: General Provisions","Chapter 005: Common Law; General Rights","Subchapter 005: INTERPRETERS FOR JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/005/00333","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:51Z","sha256":"994046ba1bc7731dd79074ca4720a8e5a208bd15d30335078b7ccc83b071bbc1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-332","next":"us-vt/1-v.s.a.-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}