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Chapter 20: interpreters at no cost (Rule 20.00); the list of court approved interpreters (Rule 20.01); interpreter competency (Rule 20.02); requests in civil, family law, probate and juvenile dependency cases on local form VN-250 with a minimum of two (2) court days' notice for Spanish and ten (10) court days' notice for other languages (Rule 20.03); and cancellations with forty-eight (48) hours' notice (Rule 20.04).
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CHAPTER 20: COURT INTERPRETING SERVICES RULE 20.00 INTERPRETERS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS. The court is committed to providing interpreters at no cost to any party to a court proceeding who does not proficiently speak or understand English. More information regarding interpreter services is available on the court’s website at ventura.courts.ca.gov/language_access.html. (Effective July 1, 2023) RULE 20.01 INTERPRETERS-LIST OF COURT APPROVED INTERPRETERS. The Executive Officer and Clerk shall maintain for public examination a list of court approved interpreters and their particular languages. (Revised effective July 1, 2023) RULE 20.02 COURT INTERPRETING SERVICES Establishment of competency. Any interpreter whose services are used in the court will be required to be certified, registered by the Judicial Council or provisionally qualified by the court as to his/her competency before he/she may perform such service unless in a particular case the court should waive this requirement. (Revised effective July 1, 2023) RULE 20.03 REQUESTING AN INTERPRETER For Civil (including Small Claims and Unlawful Detainer), Family Law, Probate, and Juvenile Dependency cases, parties must request an interpreter with as much advance notice as possible to ensure that an interpreter will be available for the court proceeding. A request must be made for each court proceeding, including a continued proceeding, for which an interpreter is requested. A minimum of two (2) court days’ notice is required for Spanish and ten (10) court days’ notice for all other languages, including ASL (American Sign Language). Requests must be made in writing using local form VN-250 “Request for Interpreter” and are to be returned to the Clerk’s Office as indicated on the form. Without sufficient notice as set forth in this rule, the court may be unable to provide an interpreter for the hearing which may then need to be continued. If the court cannot accommodate a party’s request, the Interpreter’s Office will contact the party based upon the contact information listed on the VN-250 form. If one or more of the parties changes the date of a hearing, the party requesting the interpreter services at that hearing must notify the court of the changeforty-eight (48) hours prior to the hearing. Any failure to do so may result in the court incurring cancellation fees. For any questions, parties are directed to contact the Ventura Superior Court’s Interpreter Officer at (805) 289-8799 or VCSCInterpreting@ventura.courts.ca.gov. (Revised effective January 1, 2026) RULE 20.04 CANCELING AN INTERPRETER If a proceeding is cancelled or rescheduled (or an attorney elects to appear for defendant pursuant to Penal Code §977), the party or attorney who requested the interpreter shall provide (no less than) forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of the change to the Interpreters’ Office at (805) 289-8799 or VCSCInterpreting@ventura.courts.ca.gov. The failure to provide adequate notice of cancellation may result in the court setting an Order to Show Cause hearing re: why monetary sanctions should not be imposed for the failure to adhere to this rule. (Revised effective January 1, 2026)
CHAPTER 20: COURT INTERPRETING SERVICES RULE 20.00 INTERPRETERS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS. The court is committed to providing interpreters at no cost to any party to a court proceeding who does not proficiently speak or understand English. More information regarding interpreter services is available on the court’s website at ventura.courts.ca.gov/language_access.html. (Effective July 1, 2023) RULE 20.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Ventura build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-ventura/docs/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf (9476523 bytes, sha256 1d89183a36d880b3483586b9c4f3c9554799c2a7bb7bc9907c2200c2b01483c7; 116 pages; this card is from the rule body, pages 10 to 77, composed once and cut at the chapter headings) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow). The running header (“Ventura County Superior Court Rules”, “July 1, 2026”) and the page numbers removed as chrome; the cover, the judges and officers page, the table of contents, Appendix II (the fee schedule), Appendix III (the local forms lists) and the index belong to no card; Chapters 16, 23, 24 and 27 print only deleted rules (no card); the strike report found no struck text; lines reflowed into the court's paragraphs, each rule heading on its own line; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Review note: The court's Interpreting Services page asks for form VN250 at least 10 days before the hearing and 72 hours' notice of a party's absence; Rule 20.03 requires two (2) court days' notice for Spanish and ten (10) court days for other languages, and Rule 20.04 forty-eight (48) hours' notice of a change (a review task). Published as printed: Rule 20.03 “notify the court of the changeforty-eight (48) hours”.
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.