Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 451

451. (1) If the accused is a deaf-mut e and is able to write, the contents of the indictment shall be explained, and the question prescribed under the last preceding article shall be made to th e accused in writing, and he shall answer in writing; and in this case, the explanation, the question a nd the answer thereto, shall be publicly read out by the registra r and laid before the court an d the jury, and then preserved in the records of the court. (2) If the accused is a deaf-mute and is unable to write, the court shall ex officio appoint as interpreter some person familiar with him, or some other pers on able to understand him. (3) If the accused is dumb, but n ot deaf, the explanation and question shall be made to him in the same manner as to any othe r accused. If he is able to write, h e shall answer in writing; bu t if he is unable to write, an interpr eter shall be assigned to him. (4) It shall be lawful for the court, whenever it shall deem it expedient, to apply the said provisions, respecting deaf-mutes, to an accused who is deaf only. Appointment of interpreter. Amended by: V .1868.29; XVI.1932.5; L.N. 46 of 1965; LVIII.1974.68; XXIII.2017 .16.