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RCW 2.43.020

Definitions.

Redline — January 1, 2023 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2023
As used in this chapter:
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding officer or similar official of any court, department, board, commission, agency, licensing authority, or legislative body of the state or of any political subdivision thereof.
(2) "Certified interpreter" means an interpreter who is certified by the administrative office of the courts.
(1) "Credentialed interpreter" means an interpreter who is credentialed by the administrative office of the courts in a spoken language.
(2) "Judicial officer" means a judge, commissioner, or magistrate of any court.
(3) "Language access plan" means a plan that is publicly available which contains the elements required by RCW 2.43.090.
(3) "Legal proceeding" means a proceeding in any court in this state, grand jury hearing, or hearing before an inquiry judge, or before an administrative board, commission, agency, or licensing body of the state or any political subdivision thereof.
(4) "Legal proceeding" means any proceeding in any court, and in any type of hearing before a judicial officer, an administrative law judge, or before an administrative board, commission, agency, or licensing body of the state or any political subdivision.
(4) "Non-English-speaking person" means any person involved in a legal proceeding who cannot readily speak or understand the English language, but does not include hearing-impaired persons who are covered under chapter 2.42 RCW.
(5) "Person with limited English proficiency" means a person involved in a legal proceeding who cannot readily speak or understand the English language, but does not include deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing individuals who are covered under chapter 2.42 RCW.
(5) "Qualified interpreter" means a person who is able readily to interpret or translate spoken and written English for non-English-speaking persons and to interpret or translate oral or written statements of non-English-speaking persons into spoken English.
(6) "Registered interpreter" means an interpreter who is registered by the administrative office of the courts.
(6) "Presiding officer" means the judicial officer or similar official of any court, department, board, commission, agency, or licensing authority of the state or of any political subdivision thereof.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.