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Request an interpreter
If you don’t speak or understand English very well, you may need a court interpreter to help you in court. Even if you speak English in everyday life, the situations and language in court can be very difficult. An interpreter can help make sure that you understand and can communicate as well as possible.

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What to know about court interpreters
Court Interpreters are provided free of charge
You must request an interpreter in advance
Ask the court to provide an interpreter as soon as you find out that you need to go to court
Court interpreters must follow specific rules for what they can and can’t do

They must interpret what is being said in the courtroom into your language and interpret your words into English

They must keep all communications between you and your lawyer confidential

They must disclose any conflicts of interest they may have with your case
Request an Interpreter | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
Whether you need a foreign language interpreter or a sign language interpreter, you should notify the court as soon as possible as to your interpretation needs. If you wait until your court date, it is likely that your matter will have to be continued to a future date.

Living Toolkit for Language Access
Click here to view the Living Toolkit for Language Access on the California Courts website
LEP Plan (Limited English Proficiency)
Click here to view LEP Plan
If you require a sign language interpreter, or a foreign language interpreter, please call the court at (209) 533-5563 for Criminal or Traffic matters, or (209) 533-5555 for Civil, Family Law, Probate or Small Claims. 
NOTE: We recommend that you contact the court as soon as possible to ensure the availability of the accommodation you are requesting at the time of your hearing.

Contact Information
Criminal or Traffic matters: (209) 533-5563
Civil, Family Law, Probate or Small Claims: (209) 533-5555 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a certified interpreter?

A certified interpreter is an individual who has passed the Court Interpreter Certification Examination, or the required examination for American Sign Language, and fulfills the Judicial Council requirements. The certified interpreter must pass a written and oral exam in English and any other language they are being certified for.

What is a registered interpreter?

Interpreters of spoken languages for which there is no state certifying examination are required to pass the English Fluency Examination, and fulfill the corresponding Judicial Council requirements, in order to become registered interpreters of a non-designated certified language.

What can I expect from an interpreter?

Interpreters have an important job in the courtroom. They interpret court proceedings for witnesses and defendants with limited English skills, or for parties who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Which languages are State Certified?

There are fifteen (15) languages currently certified by the State: American Sign Language, Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

When does a case qualify for a court-appointed interpreter?
Request an interpreter | California Courts | Self Help Guide
Does my court allow for interpreter requests to be made online or by email? 

How do I find my court's website? 
Use the Find My Court to quickly access your court’s language access information 

Fill out the form
If your court requires a form to request an interpreter, your next step is to complete the form. The form is available in many languages but must be filled out in English.  Many courts use the Request for Interpreter (Civil) (form INT-300).
To complete the form, you need to know: 
Your case number 
Language you need interpreted 
The date of your next hearing

Submit your request to the court
After you complete the form in English, return it to the Interpreter Coordinator’s Office.

Confirm the court got your request
Contact the interpreter coordinator or language access representative in your court either by phone or email to confirm they received and approved your request. The contact information for these staff will be on your court's language access web page.

Tips for working with your court interpreter

If you cannot hear or understand the interpreter, tell the judge right away 

Speak loudly and clearly, at a normal pace or a little slower 

Speak only in your language  

Listen only to the interpreter  

Speak directly to the person asking the questions, not to the interpreter

If the court gives you a court interpreter and something went wrong
 You can file a complaint with the court or with the Judicial Council.
Ask the language access coordinator at the court or the Self-Help Center how to file a complaint.
You may file a complaint with the Court Interpreters Program about a California Court Interpreter. The Judicial Council is the licensing agency for certified court and registered interpreters so it can investigate if a court interpreter behaved in a way that goes against the licensing requirements.

 

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Interpreter Services: Sacramento Superior Court

If an interpreter is required outside the court, you may obtain the services of
 	 	a court certified or registered interpreter who is authorized to provide
 	 	interpretation services in California by selecting one from the list available
 	 	at 
 	 	https://languageaccess.courts.ca.gov/court-interpreters-resources/search-interpreter - external link. Payment for these services is the responsibility
 	 	of the party requesting the interpreter.

Types of Interpreters

 	 	Court interpreters may be certified, registered, or provisionally qualified.

Certified: State certification for court interpreters
 	requires the ability to meet minimum performance standards in consecutive
 	and simultaneous interpretation of both English and the foreign language
 	of certification, the ability to perform sight translation of written
 	material and knowledge of correct usage of legal terminology. The Judicial
 	Council of California has designated fourteen languages as "certified"
 	languages: Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Japanese,
 	Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish,
 	Tagalog, and Vietnamese. To become a Certified Interpreter, an interpreter
 	must pass the Court Interpreter Certification Exam and must fulfill corresponding
 	Judicial Council Requirements.
Registered: The court requires interpreters of languages for
 	which there are no state certification examinations to complete an extensive
 	questionnaire, provide letters of reference regarding their skills, submit a
 	resume and demonstrate skills in simultaneous, consecutive interpretation and
 	sight translations. Registered Interpreters are required to pass a written exam,
 	the Oral Proficiency Exam in English and the Oral Proficiency Exam in their
 	non-English language. 
Provisionally Qualified: A Judge approves a need for exotic
 	languages such as Mongolian, Marshallese, etc. Interpreters must have completed
 	the written exam, ethics training, and qualified under
 	
	Rule 2.893 California Rules of Court - external link.

How to Become a Court Interpreter

 	 	If you are interested in becoming a court interpreter, please see the
 	 	information available at 
 	 	https://languageaccess.courts.ca.gov/court-interpreters-resources/becoming-court-interpreter - external link. You may also contact the Court's
 	 	Interpreter Coordinator at (916) 874-8455.
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Appelez le 1-877-696-6775.
L’U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, Département de la Santé et des Services Sociaux des États-Unis) respecte les lois fédérales en vigueur relatives aux droits civiques et ne pratique aucune discrimination basée sur la race, la couleur de peau, l’origine nationale, l’âge, le sexe ou un handicap. HHS n’exclut et ne traite aucune personne différemment en raison de sa race, sa couleur de peau, son origine nationale, son âge, son sexe ou son handicap.
HHS:

Fournit gratuitement des aides et services aux personnes handicapées afin de permettre une communication efficace avec nous, par exemple:

Interprètes qualifiés en langue des signes
Informations écrites dans d’autres formats (gros caractères, audio, formats électroniques accessibles, autres formats)

Fournit gratuitement des services linguistiques aux personnes dont la langue principale n’est pas l’anglais, par exemple:

Interprètes qualifiés
Informations écrites dans d’autres langues

Si vous avez besoin de ces services, contactez HHS au 1-877-696-6775.
Interpreter Services: Sacramento Superior Court

place in court so they can fully participate. Court interpreters do not
 	help parties complete or file court documents, provide legal advice or
 	refer parties to attorneys.

 	Court interpreters should be requested as early as possible to make sure
 	that they are available when needed. Waiting to request a court interpreter
 	may result in court proceedings being postponed because an interpreter is
 	not available.

Languages for Which Interpreters are Regularly Available in this Court

 	The Sacramento Superior Court employs court certified / registered interpreters
 	that are fluent in the following languages. Its Court Interpreter's Office
 	also contracts with over 125 contract interpreters who provide interpreter
 	services in over 60 other languages.

American Sign Language*
Armenian
Dari
Hmong
Lao

Mandarin
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Thai

Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese


 	*The Court provides sign language interpreters, real time reporting and
 	assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired for jury duty and for
 	all other proceedings, regardless of the type of court case.

Obtaining Interpreter Services

 	 	Interpreters are available to assist you in the court proceedings identified below.
 	 	 It is recommended that you request a court interpreter as
 	 	early as possible before the proceeding the interpreter is needed for, to ensure
 	 	interpreter availability. Untimely requests for interpreters may result in
 	 	interpreter unavailability and unnecessary delays in your court proceedings.

Appeals Cases
Civil Cases
Criminal Cases
Family Law Cases
Jury Service Center
Juvenile Delinquency Cases
Juvenile Dependency Cases
Probate Cases
Restraining Order Cases
Small Claims Cases
Traffic Cases
Unlawful Detainer (Landlord/Tenant) Cases)


 	 	If an interpreter is required outside the court, you may obtain the services of
 	 	a court certified or registered interpreter who is authorized to provide
 	 	interpretation services in California by selecting one from the list available
 	 	at 
 	 	https://languageaccess.courts.ca.gov/court-interpreters-resources/search-interpreter - external link. Payment for these services is the responsibility
 	 	of the party requesting the interpreter.

Types of Interpreters
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Request an Interpreter | Superior Court of California | County of Tuolumne
They interpret court proceedings for witnesses and defendants with limited English skills, or for parties who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Which languages are State Certified?

There are fifteen (15) languages currently certified by the State: American Sign Language, Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

When does a case qualify for a court-appointed interpreter?

When needed, a foreign language or American sign language interpreter may be requested to assist at any calendared hearing in all case types.

Who pays for the services of an interpreter in Superior Court?

Court appointed interpreters are provided at no charge to the party needing these services. The cost of the court appointed interpreter will be paid by the Superior Court.
In all judicial proceedings instituted by the Superior Court wherein the codes mandate the appointment of an interpreter, the cost of the court appointed interpreter will be paid by the Superior Court from appropriations available to the judiciary. 

Who pays for the interpreter when the interpreter is needed for non-court proceedings away from the courthouse?

When the District Attorney, Public Defender or defense counsel need the services of an interpreter away from the courthouse, they should make arrangements to contact, contract, and pay the interpreter.

How do I request an interpreter for my hearing?

To obtain a court provided interpreter, the party or the party's attorney may call (209) 533-5563 for Criminal or Traffic matters, or (209) 533-5555 for Civil, Family Law, Probate or Small Claims. 

 

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توفر خدمات لغوية مجانية للأشخاص الذين لغتهم الأساسية ليست الإنجليزية، مثل:

مترجمين مؤهلين
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إذا كنت بحاجة لهذه الخدمات، اتصل بـ HHS على الرقم .1-877-696-6775
إذا كنت تعتقد أن HHS قد أخفقت في توفير تلك الخدمات أو أنها قد ميزت بطريقة أخرى على أساس العرق أو اللون أو الأصل Department of Health and Human Services، مكتب Office for Civil Rights (مكتب الحقوق المدنية)، من خلال مكتب Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal، المتوفر على الرابط https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf أو بالبريد أو الهاتف على:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
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Pagkatapos mong sagutan ang form sa English, isauli ito sa Tanggapan ng Coordinator ng Interpreter.

Kumpirmahing natanggap ng hukuman ang iyong kahilingan
Makipag-ugnayan sa coordinator ng interpreter o sa kinatawan ng access sa wika sa iyong hukuman sa pamamagitan ng telepono o email para makumpirmang natanggap at inaprubahan nila ang iyong kahilingan. Ang impormasyon sa pakikipag-ugnayan para sa mga tauhang ito ay makikita sa web page ng access sa wika ng iyong hukuman.

Mga tip para sa pakikipagtulungan sa iyong interpreter sa hukuman

Kung hindi mo marinig o maunawaan ang interpreter, ipaalam kaagad ito sa hukom 

Magsalita nang malakas at malinaw, sa normal na bilis o nang medyo mabagal 

Magsalita lang sa iyong wika  

Makinig lang sa interpreter  

Direktang makipag-usap sa taong nagtatanong, hindi sa interpreter

Kung ang hukuman ay maglalaan para sa iyo ng interpreter sa hukuman at magkaroon ng problema
 Maaari kang maghain ng reklamo sa hukuman o sa Konseho ng Hukuman.
Itanong sa coordinator ng access sa wika sa hukuman o sa Self-Help Center kung paano maghain ng reklamo.
Maaari kang maghain ng reklamo sa Court Interpreters Program tungkol sa isang Interpreter sa Hukuman ng California. Ang Konseho ng Hukuman ay ang naglilisensyang ahensya para sa mga sertipikadong interpreter ng hukuman at mga rehistradong interpreter kaya maaari nitong imbestigahan kung kumilos ang isang interpreter ng hukuman sa paraang hindi sumusunod sa mga kinakailangan sa paglilisensya.