Section 5811 Of Chapter 6. Findings And Awards From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) No fees shall be charged by the clerk of any court for
the performance of any official service required by this division,
except for the docketing of awards as judgments and for certified
copies of transcripts thereof. In all proceedings under this division
before the appeals board, costs as between the parties may be
allowed by the appeals board.
(b) (1) It shall be the responsibility of any party producing a
witness requiring an interpreter to arrange for the presence of a
qualified interpreter.
(2) A qualified interpreter is a language interpreter who is
certified, or deemed certified, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing
with Section 11435.05) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of
Title 2 of, or Section 68566 of, the Government Code. The duty of an
interpreter is to accurately and impartially translate oral
communications and transliterate written materials, and not to act as
an agent or advocate. An interpreter shall not disclose to any
person who is not an immediate participant in the communications the
content of the conversations or documents that the interpreter has
interpreted or transliterated unless the disclosure is compelled by
court order. An attempt by any party or attorney to obtain disclosure
is a bad faith tactic that is subject to Section 5813.
Interpreter fees that are reasonably, actually, and necessarily
incurred shall be paid by the employer under this section, provided
they are in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the
administrative director.
A qualified interpreter may render services during the following:
(A) A deposition.
(B) An appeals board hearing.
(C) A medical treatment appointment or medical-legal examination.
(D) During those settings which the administrative director
determines are reasonably necessary to ascertain the validity or
extent of injury to an employee who does not proficiently speak or
understand the English language.