2005 Minnesota Statutes - 480.175 — Qualified court interpreters.

     480.175 Qualified court interpreters. 


    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  The Supreme Court, 
 through the Office of the State Court Administrator, shall 
 establish a program for training, testing, registering, and 
 certifying qualified court interpreters. 


    Subd. 2.    Fees.  The Supreme Court may adopt rules to 
 assess fees for training, testing, registering, and certifying 
 court interpreters.  Any fees imposed and collected shall be 
 deposited with the commissioner of finance and shall constitute 
 a special fund in the state treasury.  The money in this fund 
 shall not cancel back to the general fund and is appropriated 
 annually to the Supreme Court for the cost of training, testing, 
 certifying, and registering court interpreters. 


    Subd. 3.    Report.  By January 15 of each year, the 
 Supreme Court shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
 members of the senate and house committees and divisions with 
 jurisdiction over criminal justice funding on the amount of fees 
 imposed, collected, and appropriated under this section.  The 
 report must include information on how the money is being used. 


    HIST: 1999 c 216 art 6 s 15; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50