RCW 2.43.060: Waiver of right to interpreter.

2.43.050 << 2.43.060 >> 2.43.063

PDFRCW 2.43.060

Waiver of right to interpreter.

(1) The right to an interpreter may not be waived except when:

(a) A person with limited English proficiency requests a waiver on the record; and

(b) The judicial or presiding officer determines on the record that the waiver has been made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.

(2) The waiver of the right to an interpreter may be set aside and an interpreter appointed at the discretion of the judicial or presiding officer at any time during the proceedings.

(3) The waiver of the right to an interpreter does not preclude a person with limited English proficiency from exercising the right to an interpreter at a later time.

[ 2025 c 55 s 5; 1989 c 358 s 6. Formerly RCW 2.42.250.]

NOTES:

Severability—1989 c 358: See note following RCW 2.43.010.