It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that the constitutional rights of persons unable to communicate the English language cannot be fully protected unless interpreters are available to assist such persons in legal proceedings. It is the intent of sections 25-2401 to 25-2407 to provide a procedure for the appointment of such interpreters to avoid injustice and to assist such persons in their own defense.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2401
Interpreters; public policy
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Alarcon-Chavez (2017)
Most recently applied in State v. Garcia (October 2019)
Laws 1973, LB 116, § 1; Laws 1987, LB 376, § 11; Laws 2002, LB 22, § 8.
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