2020 Georgia Code
Title 15 - Courts
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-1-14. Rules and Requirements for Foreign Language and Hearing Impaired Interpreters

1. The Supreme Court of Georgia shall establish rules and requirements for foreign language interpreters and interpreters for the hearing impaired utilized in the courts of this state and provide for the administration and enforcement of such rules. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall administer such rules, requirements, and enforcement.
2. The Supreme Court may establish fees to be paid by persons desiring certification to cover the costs of certifying, regulating, and training court qualified interpreters.
3. The Supreme Court may enter into and participate in the Consortium for Language Access in the Courts and in other similar multistate agreements and cooperative programs for the training, testing, and certification of interpreters. Such consortia, multistate agreements, and cooperative programs may:
   1. Utilize the auspices and services of the National Center for State Courts;
   2. Provide for the common development, sharing, and distribution of tests, standards, educational materials, and programs and related work, and further provide for the copyright and other protection of intellectual property;
   3. Charge fees for membership and other services and retain funds;
   4. Provide for governance and management; and
   5. Perform such other services and functions as may be reasonably related to such purposes and functions.

(Code 1981, §15-1-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 838, § 2; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 20/HB 24.)

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000 and in 2001, "multistate" was substituted for "multi-state" twice in the introductory paragraph (now subsection (c)).

- Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.

- For article, "Dancing with the Big Boys: Georgia Adopts (most of) the Federal Rules of Evidence," see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).