Before an interpreter appointed under this chapter begins to interpret, the interpreter shall take an oath or affirmation that the interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to and for the person for whom the interpreter is appointed to the best of the interpreter's skills and judgment.
CREDIT(S)
(Jan. 28, 1988, D.C. Law 7-62, § 8, 34 DCR 7426.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 31-2707.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-62, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 2-1901.