Port Orchard Municipal Court

		
		
                            LARLJ 11
                        OATH OF INTERPRETER


All language interpreters serving in a legal proceeding, whether
certified or uncertified, shall abide by the following:

(a)  GR 11.1 and 11.2

(b)Annually, each language interpreter wishing to practice in
   the Port Orchard Municipal Court shall complete and sign a
   written Oath of Interpreter.  (The Oath is available from the
   Port Orchard Municipal Court office, 216 Prospect Street,
   Port Orchard, WA  98366.)  A separate Oath is required for
   each language an individual is certified to interpret.

(c)At the time of interpretation of any written pleading in the
   case, the language interpreter shall sign the Certification
   of Translator, which document shall be filed with the Clerk
   of the Court and/or be attached to the document filed with
   the Clerk of the Court.

So long as the Oath of Interpreter is completed and filed with
the Port Orchard Municipal Court administrative office annually,
the interpreter need only be identified and need not be sworn or
further qualified during the recorded court proceeding, except at
the discretion of the court.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2002.)