California · Government Code

GOV §68092: Court interpreters’ and translators’ fees or other compensation shall be paid: (a) In criminal cases, by the court.

Civil

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This statute allocates payment responsibility for court interpreter and translator fees: courts pay in criminal cases; litigants pay in civil cases as directed by the court.

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Court interpreters’ and translators’ fees or other compensation shall be paid: (a) In criminal cases, by the court. (b) In civil cases, by the litigants, in proportions as the court may direct, to be taxed and collected as other costs.

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