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Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Filed: 4/9/2014
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 977
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 977, AS AMENDED, in |
3 | | the introductory clause to Section 15 of the Bill by changing |
4 | | "Section 8-1403" to "Sections 8-1403 and 8-1404"; and
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5 | | in the body of Section 15 of the Bill by inserting immediately |
6 | | below the last line of Sec. 8-1403 the following:
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7 | | "(735 ILCS 5/8-1404 new) |
8 | | Sec. 8-1404. Interpreter's oath. Before a qualified |
9 | | interpreter participates in any proceedings authorized under |
10 | | Section 8-1403, the interpreter shall make an oath or |
11 | | affirmation that the interpreter will: |
12 | | (1) make a true interpretation from English to the |
13 | | juror's predominant language and from the juror's |
14 | | predominant language to English; |
15 | | (2) not interject the interpreter's own thoughts, |
16 | | beliefs, conclusions, or opinions regarding any |