Assembly Bill A2340

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2847
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§386 & 387, add §§381 & 382, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4432
2011-2012: A4657, S1094
2015-2016: A252, S671
2017-2018: A1351, S2682
2019-2020: A2091, S4147
2021-2022: S4418
2023-2024: S5155

2013-A2340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any proceeding.

2013-A2340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2340

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to enacting the "language
  barrier to justice elimination act"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "language
barrier to justice elimination act".
  S 2.  Section 386 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter  259  of
the  laws  of 1909 and as renumbered by chapter 649 of the laws of 1945,
is amended to read as follows:
  S 386. Appointment and compensation of court  interpreters  generally.
The county judge and the district attorney of the county may appoint one
interpreter,  who  shall  act  as  and be the court interpreter for such
county.  Such interpreter shall hold office during the pleasure  of  the
county  judge  and  district  attorney and they shall appoint his OR HER
successor in office.   Said interpreter shall receive  a  salary  to  be
fixed  by  the  board  of  supervisors  of said county, which shall be a
charge upon the county, to be paid monthly, in the same manner as  other
county  officials  are paid. Said interpreter so appointed shall, before
entering upon his OR HER duties, file in the office of the county clerk,
the constitutional oath of office, AND AN AFFIDAVIT UNDER OATH OR AFFIR-
MATION TO MAKE A TRUE AND IMPARTIAL INTERPRETATION OF PROCEEDINGS IN  AN
UNDERSTANDABLE  MANNER USING SUCH INTERPRETER'S BEST SKILLS AND JUDGMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL  CONDUCT  AND  ETHICAL
BEHAVIOR  FOUND  AND  REINFORCED IN THE UCS COURT INTERPRETER MANUAL AND
THE COURT  INTERPRETER  CANONS  OF  PROFESSIONAL  RESPONSIBILITY.  COURT
INTERPRETERS  SHALL  PARTICIPATE  IN  TRAINING  PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE
COURT SYSTEM FOR  COURT  PERSONNEL  ON  ETHICS,  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  AND
CULTURAL  SENSITIVITY.    The provisions of this section, however, shall
not apply to the counties of New York, Kings  and  Queens,  nor  to  any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05109-01-3
              

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