Gov. Code, § 11435.20 · Article 8. Language Assistance
Gov. Code, § 11435.20
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The hearing, or any medical examination conducted for the purpose of determining compensation or monetary award, shall be conducted in English.
(b) If a party or the party’s witness does not proficiently speak or understand English and before commencement of the hearing or medical examination requests language assistance, an agency subject to the language assistance requirement of this article shall provide the party or witness an interpreter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938 and Section 11400.10.
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