Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-344
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Interpreter - Appointment - Compensation
Official statutory text
That upon the request of either the district attorney, or the
grand jurors, the district judge who has called a grand jury shall
appoint, whenever necessary, an interpreter, and shall swear him to
secrecy, not to disclose any testimony or the name of any witness
which shall be presented to the grand jury except when testifying in
a court of record.
The compensation for any interpreter thus appointed shall be
fixed and allowed by the judge appointing him, and such fees, when
earned, may be allowed and paid from time to time as they accrue,
and shall be paid from the funds from which the grand jurors are
paid.
grand jurors, the district judge who has called a grand jury shall
appoint, whenever necessary, an interpreter, and shall swear him to
secrecy, not to disclose any testimony or the name of any witness
which shall be presented to the grand jury except when testifying in
a court of record.
The compensation for any interpreter thus appointed shall be
fixed and allowed by the judge appointing him, and such fees, when
earned, may be allowed and paid from time to time as they accrue,
and shall be paid from the funds from which the grand jurors are
paid.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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