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2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 113
BY SENATORS TARVER AND CARTER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CIVIL PROCEDURE. Provides relative to the payment of fees for interpreters for non-
English-speaking persons in civil cases. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Art. 192.2(B), relative to interpreters in
3 certain civil proceedings; to provide relative to costs; and to provide for related
4 matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Art. 192.2(B) is hereby amended and reenacted
7 to read as follows:
8 Art. 192.2. Appointment of interpreter for non-English-speaking persons
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10 B. The Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
11 court shall order payment to the interpreter for his services at a fixed reasonable
12 amount, and that amount shall be paid out of the appropriate court fund, except as
13 provided in Paragraph C of this Article. The amount paid out of the fund may be
14 taxed by the court as costs of court to be reimbursed to the fund.
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16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 113 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Tarver
Present law requires the court to order payment out of the court fund to the interpreter for
his services at a fixed reasonable amount in civil proceedings, except in cases of domestic
abuse where a protective order is sought.
Present law specifies that the amount paid out of the court fund may be taxed by the court
as costs of court to be reimbursed to the fund.
Proposed law eliminates the authorization that the amount paid out of the court fund to the
interpreter to be cast as court costs to be reimbursed to the fund. Proposed law eliminates the
authorization for the court to cast as court costs the amount paid to interpreters in cases of
domestic abuse when a protective order is sought.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 192.2(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to the
original bill
1. Eliminates authorization of the court to cast interpreter fees as court costs in
cases of domestic abuse where a protective order is sought.
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