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Rules and Forms | Court Interpreters: Implementation of Assembly Bill 1032 (Action Required)
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Recent statutory changes were enacted by Assembly Bill 1032 (Pacheco; Stats. 2023, ch. 556), relating to provisionally qualified court interpreters. The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends the amendment of rule 2.893 of the California Rules of Court and revisions to four forms to conform with those changes.
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The Court Interpreters Advisory Panel recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2025:
1. Amend California Rules of Court, rule 2.893 to incorporate revised statutory language and to clarify the processes for qualification and appointment of provisionally qualified and temporary interpreters;
2. Revise Procedures to Appoint a Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter as Either Provisionally Qualified or Temporary (form INT-100-INFO) by renaming it Procedures to Appoint a Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter and reorganizing the contents to track the amended rule of court;
3. Revise Qualifications of a Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter (form INT-110) by renaming it Provisional Qualification of Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter, adding revised requirements for provisional qualification, and streamlining the contents of the form;
4. Revise Certification of Unavailability of Certified or Registered Interpreter (form INT-120) by renaming it Certification of Unavailability of Certified or Registered Interpreter and Availability of Provisionally Qualified Interpreter, streamlining the options to demonstrate a diligent search, reorganizing the certification section, and removing two pages of instructions; and
5. Revise Temporary Use of a Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language Interpreter (form INT-140) by renaming it Temporary Qualification of Noncertified or Nonregistered Spoken Language...
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