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42 PA Cons Stat § 4326 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 43 - Dockets, Indices and Other Records|Section 4326 - Original records meriting special care

§ 4326. Original records meriting special care. If, in the opinion of the person having custody of an original record, such original possesses sufficient value that it merits special care, he shall make a permanent copy of the record, which shall be officially certified and placed on file in lieu of the original record, and, with the approval of the Administrative Office, he shall transfer the original to the custody of such officer as shall be designated by the Administrative Office for permanent preservation.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4327 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 43 - Dockets, Indices and Other Records|Section 4327 - Transfer of custody to local museum upon application

§ 4327. Transfer of custody to local museum upon application. (a) General rule.--Any nonprofit public, quasi-public, or private association or corporation situated within the county where the historical documents are filed, which maintains a museum, building or facilities used for the exhibit of historical writings, and which shall have adequate facilities for the display and preservation of such documents, may petition the court of common pleas of the judicial district embracing the county wherein such document or documents are filed for the transfer of the custody of such documents for the purpose of their public display. Upon the filing of any petition, the court shall fix a time for a hearing, and prescribe such notice to be given as shall acquaint similar organizations with the filing of the petition. Any other association or corporation meeting the requirements of this subsection may intervene in the proceedings with the same effect as if it had been the original petitioner, and the court, after hearing, may award custody of any historical document or documents to any of the petitioners for such term and upon such conditions as the court shall prescribe.  (b) Permanent copy substituted for original.--Upon the granting of a petition transferring custody of any historical documents, the officer from whose custody it was removed shall substitute in his files a certified permanent copy of such document, which shall be of the same force and effect as the original document.  (c) Petition for return of document.--The appropriate county officer may at any time, without cause, petition the court for the return of any historical document, the custody of which had been previously transferred to any person pursuant to subsection (a).  (d) Order for return on motion of court.--The court, after having taken jurisdiction of the transfer of any historical document, may, without cause, and upon its own motion, order the person having such temporary custody to return such document to the appropriate office wherein it had been originally filed.  (e) Definition.--As used in this section "historical document" means any document formerly belonging to a decedent or any other person, which document is more than 50 years old and which is in the custody of a register of wills, the recorder of deeds, the clerk of any court or the prothonotary, except documents relating to adoption, divorce or custody.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4401 - Legislative findings and declaration

§ 4401. Legislative findings and declaration. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Commonwealth to secure the rights, constitutional and otherwise, of persons who because of a non-English speaking cultural background or who because of an impairment of hearing or speech are unable to understand or communicate adequately in the English language when they appear in court or are involved in judicial proceedings. It is the intent of this chapter to provide for the certification, appointment and use of interpreters to secure the rights of persons with limited English proficiency and persons who are deaf or hearing impaired in all judicial proceedings.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4411 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4411 - Duties of Court Administrator

 § 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, written and oral, in English and the language to be interpreted;  (3) conducting periodic examinations to ensure the availability of certified interpreters; (4) prescribing, determining and certifying the qualifications of persons who may serve as certified interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency;  (5) charging reasonable fees as deemed necessary for testing and certification; (6) reciprocity of certification for interpreters from other jurisdictions, provided that, in the judgment of the Court Administrator, the criteria for certification in the foreign jurisdiction is at least as stringent as that established by the Court Administrator;  (7) providing for the audio recording of testimony that is the subject of interpretation; and  (8) providing a continuing education requirement for interpreters. (b) List of certified interpreters.--The Court Administrator shall compile, maintain and disseminate a current list of interpreters certified by the Court Administrator for the courts through any means deemed appropriate by the Court Administrator, including, but not limited to, a written directory, which shall be maintained on file with the office of the clerk of courts in each judicial district, and through publication on the official World Wide Web site of the Administrative Office.  (c) Guidelines for court selection of otherwise qualified interpreters.--The Court Administrator shall provide guidelines to the courts for the selection and use of otherwise qualified interpreters in order to ensure that the highest standards of accuracy are maintained in all judicial proceedings subject to the provisions of this subchapter.  (d) Fee schedule.--The Court Administrator shall prescribe, subject to periodic review, a schedule of reasonable fees for services rendered by certified interpreters and otherwise qualified interpreters used in judicial proceedings.  (e) Standards of professional conduct.-- (1) The Court Administrator shall establish and adopt standards for a code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency.  (2) The Court Administrator shall establish, administer or recommend a process to review and respond to allegations of violations of the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency, including, but not limited to, decertification and other disciplinary measures.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4412 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4412 - Appointment of interpreter

 § 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).  (b) Appointment of otherwise qualified interpreter.-- (1) An otherwise qualified interpreter shall be appointed by the presiding judicial officer if a good faith effort was made to obtain a certified interpreter and a certified interpreter was not reasonably available, as determined by the presiding judicial officer.  (2) Prior to the appointment of the otherwise qualified interpreter, the presiding judicial officer, pursuant to general rule, shall state on the record that a certified interpreter is not available and that the otherwise qualified interpreter:  (i) is readily able to interpret; and (ii) has read, understands and agrees to abide by the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency, as established by the Court Administrator.  (c) Additional interpreter.--After consideration of the length of the judicial proceeding and the number of persons with limited English proficiency involved, the presiding judicial officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a) and (b), an additional interpreter or provide for additional interpretation in a manner deemed appropriate by the presiding judicial officer.  (d) Immediate family.--The presiding judicial officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a) and (b), an interpreter or provide for additional interpretation, as provided in subsection (c), for an immediate family member of a principal party in interest.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4413 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4413 - Replacement of interpreter

§ 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 English proficiency.  (2) Is unable to effectively communicate with the presiding judicial officer or the person with limited English proficiency, including where the interpreter self-reports such inability.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4414 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4414 - Oath

§ 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 will repeat the statements of the person with limited English proficiency to the court in English to the best of the interpreter's skill and judgment and in accordance with the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4415 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4415 - Confidential communications in presence of 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 communication as provided by any statute or general rule, including, but not limited to:  (1) Section 5916 (relating to confidential communications to attorney). (2) Section 5928 (relating to confidential communications to attorney). (3) Section 5942 (relating to confidential communications to news reporters). (4) Section 5943 (relating to confidential communications to clergymen). (5) Section 5944 (relating to confidential communications to psychiatrists or licensed psychologists).  (6) Section 5945 (relating to confidential communications to school personnel). (7) Section 5945.1 (relating to confidential communications with sexual assault counselors). (8) Section 5945.2 (relating to confidential communications to crime stopper or similar anticrime program).  (9) Section 5945.3 (relating to confidential communications with human trafficking caseworkers). (July 2, 2014, P.L.945, No.105, eff. 60 days)   2014 Amendment. Act 105 added par. (9).
42 PA Cons Stat § 4416 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4416 - Cost of providing interpreter

 § 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 a direct victim in a judicial proceeding for a criminal matter or juvenile proceeding pursuant to Chapter 63 (relating to juvenile matters), then the payment of the cost of providing the interpreter shall be the responsibility of the county of the court that has jurisdiction over the judicial proceeding for the criminal matter.  (c) Witness.--If the person with limited English proficiency is compelled to appear as a witness in a judicial proceeding for a criminal matter, then the payment of the cost of providing the interpreter shall be the responsibility of the county of the court that has jurisdiction over the judicial proceeding for the criminal matter.  (d) Payment determination.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), disposition of all or part of the cost of providing interpreter services shall be in the discretion of the presiding judicial officer unless the principal party in interest is indigent. If the principal party in interest is indigent, then the cost of providing interpreter services shall be the responsibility of the county of the court that has jurisdiction over the judicial proceeding. The presiding judicial officer may order reimbursement to the county for its responsibilities under this section.    Cross References. Section 4416 is referred to in section 4417 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4417 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4417 - Funding

§ 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 the availability of appropriated funds to carry out the purposes of this section.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4431 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4431 - Duties of Court Administrator

 § 4431. Duties of Court Administrator. (a) Interpreter program.--The Court Administrator may establish a program to appoint and use certified interpreters in judicial proceedings. To certify interpreters, the Court Administrator shall either:  (1) establish a program, which shall include: (i) establishing and administering a comprehensive testing and certification program for interpreters;  (ii) establishing and adopting standards of proficiency, including, but not limited to, certification by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or similar registry;  (iii) conducting periodic examinations to ensure the availability of certified interpreters; (iv) prescribing, determining and certifying the qualifications of persons who may serve as certified interpreters; and  (v) charging reasonable fees as deemed necessary for testing and certification; or (2) establish and support a certification program by any means as deemed appropriate by the Court Administrator.  (b) List of certified interpreters.--The Court Administrator shall compile, maintain and disseminate a current list of interpreters certified by the Court Administrator for the courts through any means deemed appropriate by the Court Administrator, including, but not limited to, a written directory, which shall be maintained on file with the office of the clerk of courts in each judicial district, and through publication on the official World Wide Web site of the Administrative Office.  (c) Guidelines for court selection of otherwise qualified interpreters.--The Court Administrator shall provide guidelines to the courts for the selection and use of otherwise qualified interpreters in order to ensure that the highest standards of accuracy are maintained in all judicial proceedings subject to the provisions of this subchapter.  (d) Fee schedule.--The Court Administrator shall prescribe, subject to periodic review, a schedule of reasonable fees for services rendered by certified interpreters and otherwise qualified interpreters used in judicial proceedings.  (e) Standards of professional conduct.-- (1) The Court Administrator shall establish and adopt standards for a code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons who are deaf.  (2) The Court Administrator shall establish, administer or recommend a process to review and respond to allegations of violations of the code of professional conduct for court interpreters of persons who are deaf, including, but not limited to, decertification and other disciplinary measures.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4432 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4432 - Appointment of interpreter

 § 4432. 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 is deaf, then a certified interpreter shall be appointed, unless the certified interpreter is unavailable as provided in subsection (b).  (b) Appointment of otherwise qualified interpreter when certified interpreter is unavailable.-- (1) An otherwise qualified interpreter shall be appointed by the presiding judicial officer if a good faith effort was made to obtain a certified interpreter and a certified interpreter was not reasonably available, as determined by the presiding judicial officer.  (2) Prior to the appointment of the otherwise qualified interpreter, the presiding judicial officer, pursuant to general rule, shall state on the record that a certified interpreter is not available and that the otherwise qualified interpreter:  (i) is readily able to interpret; (ii) is certified by the National Association of the Deaf, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or similar registry to the best of the knowledge of the presiding judicial officer; and  (iii) has read, understands and agrees to abide by the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons who are deaf, as established by the Court Administrator.  (c) Additional interpreter.--After consideration of the length of the judicial proceeding, the special needs of the person who is deaf and the number of persons involved who are deaf, the presiding judicial officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a) and (b), an additional interpreter or provide for additional interpretation in a manner deemed appropriate by the presiding judicial officer.  (d) Immediate family.--The presiding judicial officer may appoint, as provided in subsections (a) and (b), an interpreter or provide for additional interpretation, as provided in subsection (c), for an immediate family member of a principal party in interest.    Cross References. Section 4432 is referred to in section 4437 of this title.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4433 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4433 - Replacement of interpreter

§ 4433. 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 who are deaf.  (2) Is unable to effectively communicate with the presiding judicial officer or the person who is deaf, including where the interpreter self-reports such inability.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4434 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4434 - Interrogation

§ 4434. Interrogation. Upon the arrest of any person who is deaf and prior to interrogation, the arresting officer shall make available to the person who is deaf an interpreter who shall be present with the person who is deaf throughout the interrogation.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4435 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4435 - Oath

§ 4435. 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 who is deaf in a manner that the person who is deaf understands and that the interpreter will repeat the statements of the person who is deaf to the court in English to the best of the interpreter's skill and judgment and in accordance with the code of professional conduct for court interpreters for persons who are deaf.
42 PA Cons Stat § 4436 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE|Chapter 44 - Court Interpreters|Section 4436 - Confidential communications in presence of interpreter

§ 4436. 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 who is deaf and interpreted by the interpreter when the person who is deaf is engaged in a confidential communication as provided by any statute or general rule, including, but not limited to:  (1) Section 5916 (relating to confidential communications to attorney). (2) Section 5928 (relating to confidential communications to attorney). (3) Section 5942 (relating to confidential communications to news reporters). (4) Section 5943 (relating to confidential communications to clergymen). (5) Section 5944 (relating to confidential communications to psychiatrists or licensed psychologists).  (6) Section 5945 (relating to confidential communications to school personnel). (7) Section 5945.1 (relating to confidential communications with sexual assault counselors). (8) Section 5945.2 (relating to confidential communications to crime stopper or similar anticrime program).  (9) Section 5945.3 (relating to confidential communications with human trafficking caseworkers). (July 2, 2014, P.L.945, No.105, eff. 60 days)   2014 Amendment. Act 105 added par. (9).