California Government Code

§ 71802

GOV § 71802 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 8 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)Trial courts shall appoint trial court employees, rather than independent contractors, to perform spoken language interpretation of trial court proceedings. An interpreter shall be an employee of the trial court or an employee of another trial court on cross-assignment.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a trial court may appoint an independent contractor to perform spoken language interpretation of trial court proceedings if one or more of the following circumstances exists:

(1)An interpreter who is not registered or certified is appointed on a temporary basis pursuant to Rule 2.893 of the California Rules of Court.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 556, Sec. 4. (AB 1032) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.