Section 751 Of Chapter 4. Interpreters And Translators From California Evidence Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) An interpreter shall take an oath that he or she will make
a true interpretation to the witness in a language that the witness
understands and that he or she will make a true interpretation of the
witness' answers to questions to counsel, court, or jury, in the
English language, with his or her best skill and judgment.
(b) In any proceeding in which a deaf or hard-of-hearing person is
testifying under oath, the interpreter certified pursuant to
subdivision (f) of Section 754 shall advise the court whenever he or
she is unable to comply with his or her oath taken pursuant to
subdivision (a).
(c) A translator shall take an oath that he or she will make a
true translation in the English language of any writing he or she is
to decipher or translate.
(d) An interpreter regularly employed by the court and certified
or registered in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section
68560) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Government Code, or a
translator regularly employed by the court, may file an oath as
prescribed by this section with the clerk of the court. The filed
oath shall serve for all subsequent court proceedings until the
appointment is revoked by the court.