2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts
Chapter 8-19 - Language Interpreters – Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings
Chapter 8-19-5 - Certification of interpreters – Establishment and procedure.


RI Gen L § 8-19-5 (2012) What's This?

§ 8-19-5 Certification of interpreters – Establishment and procedure. – The state department of higher education in cooperation with the supreme court shall promulgate regulations which establish standards, criteria and testing methods for the certification of foreign language interpreters under this chapter. The regulations promulgated shall address but not be limited to:

(1) Developing testing procedures for proficiency in the foreign language for which the interpreter is seeking certification.

(2) Developing testing procedures for proficiency in the English language.

(3) Developing testing procedures for knowledge of legal proceedings and legal terminologies.

(4) Developing standards for the approval of courses and/or curricula at colleges and universities and other institutes of higher learning who wish to offer courses in foreign language interpreting.

(5) Establishing minimum competency requirements for state certification as a foreign language interpreter.

(6) Establishing re-certification procedures and continuing educational requirements for state certified interpreters.

(7) Establishing procedures for the termination, cancellation or suspension of certificates issued to foreign language interpreters under this chapter.

(8) Establishing a code of ethics for foreign language interpreters.

(9) Establishing procedures for the granting of waivers for foreign language interpreters who have been certified in other states or by the federal court.

(10) Establishing a procedure for the compilation and maintenance of statistics on the frequency and use of foreign language interpreters appointed under this chapter and the need for foreign language interpreters in other languages.

(11) Establishing a procedure for the creation of a list of the names and addresses of all state certified interpreters and qualified interpreters and making said list available to the state court administrator and to all courts covered by this chapter.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1999, ch. 340, § 1.)

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