49-4-509. Compensation. An interpreter appointed to interpret for the deaf is entitled to receive a reasonable fee for his services, together with his actual expenses for travel and transportation. The appointing authority shall set the fee. When the interpreter is appointed in a criminal proceeding, the fee shall be paid out of the county general fund; and when the interpreter is otherwise appointed, the fees shall be paid out of funds available to the appointing authority.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 245, L. 1979.