Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2516 - Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (Volume 27)
12 CCR 2516-1 - RULE MANUAL 27, COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND
Section 12 CCR 2516-1-27.200 - LEGAL AUXILIARY SERVICES PROGRAM
The Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind administers the Legal Auxiliary Services (LAS) program to provide access to effective communication for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals in court/legal settings, including the State Court System and state administrative proceedings.
LAS services include providing court and legal-qualified sign language interpreting and live, human-generated captioning services for all state court and administrative proceedings. LAS issues specific Court/Legal credentials to qualified Auxiliary Services Providers and publishes a Referral Resource List for use by law enforcement, prosecutorial personnel, and other appointing authorities pursuant to sections 13-90-204 and 205.
These rules implement the provisions of sections 13-90-201 et seq., 13-71-137, and 26-21-106(4), C.R.S.