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| | HB3620 Engrossed | | LRB099 09653 HEP 29862 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-1403 as follows:
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| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/8-1403 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-1403. Interpreters for civil cases. |
| 8 | | (a) Whenever any person is a party or witness in a civil |
| 9 | | action in this State, the court shall, upon its own motion or |
| 10 | | that of a party, determine whether the person is capable of |
| 11 | | understanding the English language and is capable of expressing |
| 12 | | himself or herself in the English language so as to be |
| 13 | | understood directly by counsel, court, or jury. If the court |
| 14 | | finds the person incapable of so understanding or so expressing |
| 15 | | himself or herself, the court shall appoint an interpreter for |
| 16 | | the person whom he or she can understand and who can understand |
| 17 | | him or her. All appointments for court interpreters in civil |
| 18 | | matters shall be pursuant to the Illinois Supreme Court |
| 19 | | Language Access Policy and the judicial circuit's Language |
| 20 | | Access Plan that is appropriate for the demands and resources |
| 21 | | specific to the Illinois courts within that particular circuit. |
| 22 | | (b) The court shall enter an order of its appointment of |
| 23 | | the interpreter who shall be sworn to truly interpret or |