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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.
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
18 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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