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Chapter 14 (Rules 14.1 to 14.4): the list of Certified Court Interpreters approved by the Court (14.1); the interpreters the Court provides - for criminal and delinquency defendants with limited English (California Constitution, Article I, Section 14), for deaf or hearing impaired parties and witnesses in civil proceedings (Evidence Code § 754), for witnesses (§ 752) and writings (§753), and in small claims, domestic violence and family law cases where domestic violence is an issue (§ 755(b)) - and a fee in other civil cases (14.2); civil requests in writing at least fifteen (15) court days before the trial or hearing, with any fee (14.3); and notice that an interpreter is needed in criminal and juvenile proceedings - before in-custody arraignment or at arraignment or first appearance, by jail staff, the defendant or counsel, the probation officer or the social worker (14.4).
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CHAPTER 14 - INTERPRETERS RULE 14.1 LIST OF APPROVED INTERPRETERS The Clerk of the Court shall maintain a list of Certified Court Interpreters approved by the Court. An interpreter will be approved for inclusion upon the list only after the interpreter’s competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Court by such examination or other means as the Court shall require. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 14.2 INTERPRETER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COURT (a) The Court provides interpreters or translators in the following instances: 1. All defendants in criminal and delinquency matters who have limited ability to speak or understand English. (California Constitution, Article I, Section 14) 2. All civil proceedings where a party or witness is an individual who is deaf or hearing impaired. (Evidence Code § 754) 3. Whenever a witness is incapable of understanding the English language or is incapable of expressing himself or herself in the English language so as to be understood directly by counsel, the Court and jury. (Evidence Code § 752) 4. Whenever the written characters in a writing offered in evidence are incapable of being deciphered or directly understood. (Evidence Code §753) 5. In small claims cases, domestic violence cases, and family law cases where domestic violence is an issue, when a party needs an interpreter and appears informa pauperis. (Evidence Code § 755(b)) (b) In civil cases not meeting the criteria listed in local rule 14.2(a), the Court may, in its discretion, impose a fee for interpreters or translators. At the time a party requests translator services, the party shall indicate the specific purpose for the services and the Clerk of the Court shall inform the party whether a fee may be required for such services pursuant to local rule 14.4. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 14.3 REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETERS In civil cases, a party who requests an interpreter shall, at least fifteen (15) court days before the date of trial or hearing, notify the Clerk of the Court in writing of such request and of the particular language or service needed and shall pay any required fee to the Court. The Court in its discretion may waive interpreters’ fees. Failure by a party to make such a written request or to pay such fee as may be required, may be considered as a withdrawal of the request and the Court in its discretion may proceed without an interpreter or upon terms as may be just with an interpreter. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 14.4 COURT INTERPRETERS IN CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS (a) Notice to the Court In adult criminal proceedings, the Court shall be notified prior to in-custody arraignment, or at arraignment or first appearance by counsel, that the services of an interpreter are needed. Said notice shall be directed to the Clerk of the Court and shall include the court case number, the type of interpreter service needed, and whether the service is for a parent, witness, defendant or child. (b) Responsibility for Notice Notification shall be made by jail staff prior to an in-custody arraignment or by the defendant or defendant’s attorney at arraignment or first appearance. Any attorney calling any witness in need of an interpreter is responsible to provide notice. A party not represented by counsel calling any witness in need of an interpreter is responsible to provide notice. The probation officer is responsible to provide notice for any juvenile delinquency proceeding and the child welfare social worker is responsible to provide notice for any juvenile dependency proceeding. Said notice on juvenile proceedings shall be made at the time of filing a petition. (Eff. 1/1/12)
CHAPTER 14 - INTERPRETERS RULE 14.1 LIST OF APPROVED INTERPRETERS The Clerk of the Court shall maintain a list of Certified Court Interpreters approved by the Court. An interpreter will be approved for inclusion upon the list only after the interpreter’s competency has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Court by such examination or other means as the Court shall require. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 14
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Del Norte build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-del-norte/docs/del-norte-final-rules-nov-2011.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective: January 1, 2012”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 780574 bytes, sha256 64220b502f35de539aa38695b3449422d9f2a2fc10c75bc50a2a117569b8bdb8; 66 pages; this chapter PDF pages 50 to 51) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): each of the seventeen chapters composed from its own pages (PDF pages 6 to 55, printed 1 to 50; each chapter begins at the top of a new page), from its heading (“CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES” to “CHAPTER 17 – MISCELLANEOUS”) to its last rule's history note: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte”) and its page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's label and title (“RULE 1.1 APPLICATION OF LOCAL RULES”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report finds one struck run on the 66 pages, a single space on page 57, a blank local form of Appendix A (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 1 whitespace-only fix (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 10.4's reference “subdivision (f) of this rule” rejoined where the composition set its subdivision letter on a new line) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap and short-line audits find no join, and the page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py) list candidates read one by one - headings and list items set as printed, Rule 3.3's timeline labels set with their rows and the rule labels set beside their titles - none needing a fix; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, Appendix A (the local forms) and the index belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: Rule 14.2(b) says the Clerk informs the party whether a fee may be required "pursuant to local rule 14.4", a rule on notice in criminal and juvenile proceedings, and Rule 14.2(a)5 prints "informa pauperis".
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.