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§ 99-17-7. Interpreters.

In criminal cases wherein the defendant has been declared indigent, the court may appoint an interpreter who is certified as provided in Section 9-21-73, when necessary, sworn truly to interpret, and allow him a reasonable compensation, as set by the court, payable out of the county treasury.

Sources: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(80); 1857, ch. 61, art. 158; 1871, § 640; 1880, § 1713; 1892, § 731; 1906, § 792; Hemingway's 1917, § 576; 1930, § 585; 1942, § 1529; Laws, 2000, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 569, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2006.

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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-99 > 17 > 99-17-7

§ 99-17-7. Interpreters.

In criminal cases wherein the defendant has been declared indigent, the court may appoint an interpreter who is certified as provided in Section 9-21-73, when necessary, sworn truly to interpret, and allow him a reasonable compensation, as set by the court, payable out of the county treasury.

Sources: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(80); 1857, ch. 61, art. 158; 1871, § 640; 1880, § 1713; 1892, § 731; 1906, § 792; Hemingway's 1917, § 576; 1930, § 585; 1942, § 1529; Laws, 2000, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 569, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2006.

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§ 99-17-7. Interpreters.

In criminal cases wherein the defendant has been declared indigent, the court may appoint an interpreter who is certified as provided in Section 9-21-73, when necessary, sworn truly to interpret, and allow him a reasonable compensation, as set by the court, payable out of the county treasury.

Sources: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(80); 1857, ch. 61, art. 158; 1871, § 640; 1880, § 1713; 1892, § 731; 1906, § 792; Hemingway's 1917, § 576; 1930, § 585; 1942, § 1529; Laws, 2000, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 569, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2006.