California Government Code ARTICLE 8 - Language Assistance

• Section 11435.05.
  As used in this article, “language assistance” means oral interpretation or written translation into English of a language other than English or of English into...
• Section 11435.10.
  Nothing in this article limits the application or effect of Section 754 of the Evidence Code to interpretation for a deaf or hard-of-hearing party or...
• Section 11435.15.
  (a) The following state agencies shall provide language assistance in adjudicative proceedings to the extent provided in this article:(1) Agricultural Labor Relations Board.(2) State Department of Alcohol and...
• Section 11435.20.
  (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...
• Section 11435.25.
  (a) The cost of providing an interpreter under this article shall be paid by the agency having jurisdiction over the matter if the presiding officer so...
• Section 11435.30.
  (a) The State Personnel Board shall establish, maintain, administer, and publish annually an updated list of certified administrative hearing interpreters it has determined meet the minimum...
• Section 11435.35.
  (a) The State Personnel Board shall establish, maintain, administer, and publish annually, an updated list of certified medical examination interpreters it has determined meet the minimum...
• Section 11435.40.
  (a) The Department of Human Resources shall designate the languages for which certification shall be established under Sections 11435.30 and 11435.35. The languages designated shall include,...
• Section 11435.45.
  (a) The Department of Human Resources shall establish and charge fees for applications to take interpreter examinations and for renewal of certifications. The purpose of these...
• Section 11435.50.
  The Department of Human Resources may remove the name of a person from the list of certified interpreters if any of the following conditions occurs:(a) The...
• Section 11435.55.
  (a) An interpreter used in a hearing shall be certified pursuant to Section 11435.30. However, if an interpreter certified pursuant to Section 11435.30 cannot be present...
• Section 11435.60.
  Every agency subject to the language assistance requirement of this article shall advise each party of the right to an interpreter at the same time...
• Section 11435.65.
  (a) The rules of confidentiality of the agency, if any, that apply in an adjudicative proceeding shall apply to any interpreter in the hearing or medical...

Last modified: October 22, 2018