§ 4411. Duties of Court Administrator. (a) Interpreter program.–The Court Administrator may establish a program to appoint and use certified interpreters in judicial proceedings. The program established by the Court Administrator to certify interpreters may include: (1) establishing and administering a comprehensive testing and certification program for interpreters; (2) establishing and adopting standards of proficiency, […]
§ 4412. Appointment of interpreter. (a) Appointment of certified interpreter.–Upon request or sua sponte, if the presiding judicial officer determines that a principal party in interest or witness has a limited ability to speak or understand English, then a certified interpreter shall be appointed, unless the certified interpreter is unavailable as provided in subsection (b). […]
§ 4413. Replacement of interpreter. Pursuant to general rule, the presiding judicial officer shall dismiss the interpreter and obtain the services of another interpreter in accordance with this subchapter if the interpreter: (1) Fails to follow the standards prescribed by law or by the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons with limited […]
§ 4414. Oath. Before commencement of interpreter duties, an interpreter appointed under this subchapter shall take an oath or make an affirmation on the record that the interpreter will make a true interpretation to the person with limited English proficiency in the language which the person with limited English proficiency understands and that the interpreter […]
§ 4415. Confidential communications in presence of interpreter. An interpreter appointed under this subchapter shall not be compelled to testify in any judicial proceeding or administrative proceeding to any statements made by the person with limited English proficiency and interpreted by the interpreter when the person with limited English proficiency is engaged in a confidential […]
§ 4416. Cost of providing interpreter. (a) General rule.–An interpreter appointed in accordance with this subchapter is entitled to a reasonable fee for interpreter services and shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses as provided in this section. (b) Principal party in interest.–If the person with limited English proficiency is a defendant, party or […]
§ 4417. Funding. Except as provided in section 4416 (relating to cost of providing interpreter), the General Assembly shall appropriate to the Court Administrator such sums as may be necessary to establish a program to facilitate the use of interpreters and otherwise fulfill the provisions of this subchapter. Implementation of this section is contingent upon […]
