Pennsylvania Code
Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS
Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR, AND FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND APPOINTMENT
Section 201 - Notices to be Provided Concerning Right to an Interpreter
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) District Court Administrators, presiding judicial officers, judicial staff, and filing offices must ensure that a Notice of Language Rights is provided to named parties and witnesses for all judicial proceedings.
(b) Every hearing notice or subpoena for any judicial proceeding must include a Notice of Language Rights. This notice shall inform the recipient of the right to a court-appointed interpreter at no cost and the process for requesting one.
(c) Information concerning language rights and services available must be conspicuously displayed on posters, cards, and brochures throughout court facilities, posted on court websites, and provided to the public, justice partners, legal aid agencies, and community-based organizations.
