O.C.G.A. 24-9-104 (2010)
24-9-104. Indigent hearing impaired defendants to be provided with interpreters

(a) A court shall provide a qualified interpreter to any hearing impaired person whenever the hearing impaired person has been provided with a court appointed legal counsel. The court shall request a qualified interpreter from the department, and the department shall provide a qualified interpreter.

(b) The qualified interpreter authorized by this Code section shall be present at all times when the hearing impaired person is consulting with legal counsel.