§ 8-19-4 - Compensation of interpreters. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 8-19-4

   § 8-19-4  Compensation of interpreters.– Interpreters appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be paid by the state inaccordance with a fee schedule which shall be established by the supreme court.The state court administrator is hereby empowered to establish policies andprocedures governing the appointment, service and payment of interpretersappointed under this chapter and is further empowered to enter into servicecontracts with state certified interpreters. Qualified interpreters shall bepaid in the same manner as certified interpreters for each proceeding in whichtheir interpreting services are used.