Bill Amendment: IL HB3620 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: COURT INTERPRETERS-CIVIL CASES

Status: 2015-07-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0133 [HB3620 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3620-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Cynthia Soto

Filed: 4/17/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3620
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3620, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
adding Section 8-1403 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/8-1403 new)
Sec. 8-1403. Interpreters for civil cases.
(a) Whenever any person is a party or witness in a civil
action in this State, the court shall, upon its own motion or
that of a party, determine whether the person is capable of
understanding the English language and is capable of expressing
himself or herself in the English language so as to be
understood directly by counsel, court, or jury. If the court
finds the person incapable of so understanding or so expressing
himself or herself, the court shall appoint an interpreter for

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the person whom he or she can understand and who can understand
him or her.
(b) The court shall enter an order of its appointment of
the interpreter who shall be sworn to truly interpret or
translate all questions propounded or answers given as directed
by the court.
(c) All appointments for court interpreters in civil
matters shall be subject to the Illinois Supreme Court Language
Access Policy and the judicial circuit's Language Access Plan
that is appropriate for the demands and resources specific to
the Illinois courts within that particular circuit.
(d) As used in this Section, "interpreter" includes a sign
language interpreter.".