Iowa Code § 622B.5
Oath
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2012
Before participating in a proceeding, an interpreter shall take an oath that the interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the interpreter is appointed and that the interpreter will interpret or translate the statements of the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to the best of the interpreter’s skills and judgment.
Before participating in a proceeding, a sign language interpreter shall take an oath that the sign language interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the sign language interpreter is appointed and that the sign language interpreter will interpret or translate the statements of the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to the best of the sign language interpreter’s skills and judgment.
93 Acts, ch 75, §11
93 Acts, ch 75, §11; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §17
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