78B-1-209 - Waiver of right to interpreter.
78B-1-209. Waiver of right to interpreter.
The right of a hearing-impaired person to an interpreter may not be waived, except by ahearing-impaired person who requests a waiver in writing. The waiver is subject to the approvalof counsel to the hearing-impaired person, if existent, and is subject to the approval of theappointing authority. In no event may the failure of the hearing-impaired person to request aninterpreter be considered a waiver of that right.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session