Derecho a intérprete para personas con discapacidad durante arrestos

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es arrestado y tiene problemas para entender o hablar inglés, la policía debe conseguirle a alguien que hable su idioma. Esto asegura que la persona entienda lo que está pasando y pueda defenderse.

Es como cuando en una reunión familiar, alguien no entiende el idioma y necesitas a alguien que traduzca para que todos se entiendan. Sin esa ayuda, esa persona se sentiría perdida y excluida.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un hombre sordo, es arrestado por la policía. Antes de hacerle preguntas, el oficial llama a un intérprete de lenguaje de señas para que le ayude a Juan a entender lo que está sucediendo y a comunicar su versión de los hechos.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

ORS 133.515 Interpreter to be made available to person with a disability ORS 133.515 Interpreter to be made available to person with a disability Text Annotations   1 (1) As used in this section: (a) “Person with a disability” means a person who cannot readily understand or communicate the English language, or cannot understand the proceedings or a charge made against the person, or is incapable of presenting or assisting in the presentation of a defense, because of deafness, or because of a physical hearing impairment or physical speaking impairment. (b) “Qualified interpreter” means a person who is readily able to communicate with the person with a disability, translate the proceedings, and accurately repeat and translate the statements of the person with a disability to the officer or other person. (2) Upon the arrest of a person with a disability and before interrogating or taking the statement of the person with a disability, the arresting peace officer, or when the arrest is by a private person, the officer to whom the person with a disability is delivered, shall make available to the person with a disability, at the earliest possible time, a qualified interpreter to assist the person with a disability throughout the interrogation or taking of a statement. (3) The public employer of the arresting peace officer or officer to whom the person with a disability is delivered shall pay the fees and