California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Article 2.4 - Driver Safety
Lapses of Consciousness
Section 115.03 - Interpreters and Accommodation

(a) In addition to the notice required by Government Code section 11435.60, the department shall notify each party of the right to an interpreter at the time they are notified of their right to a hearing.

(b) In any hearing where a party, a party's representative, or a party's expected witness requires an interpreter for any language, including sign language, that party shall be responsible for notifying the department as soon as the requirement is known.

(c) A request for an interpreter or other accommodation pursuant to this section does not stay the action by the department for which the notice is given.

(d) In lieu of a written request, a party's request for an interpreter may, with the approval of the department, be made by telephone or in person.

(e) Any interpreter who assists with the testimony or evidence at a hearing shall first declare, by oath or affirmation, that they will perform their duties truthfully as follows:

"Do you swear or affirm that you will make a true interpretation of the questions asked and the answers given and that you will make a true translation of any documents which require translation, into the English language, to the best of your skill and judgment?"

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