§ 622A.3 — Costs — when taxed

Iowa § 622A.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 622A: INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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1. An interpreter or translator shall be appointed without expense to a
limited-English-proficient person in the following cases:
a. If the person requiring assistance is a witness in the civil legal proceeding.
b. If the person requiring assistance is indigent and financially unable to secure an
interpreter.
2. The state court administrator shall receive, review, and pay fee claims from an
interpreter or translator appointed under subsection 1, including all interpreter or translator
claims formerly paid from the indigent defense fund. The fees shall be paid from the
revolving fund created in section 602.1302, subsection 3, when a limited-English-proficient
person is entitled to an interpreter or translator under section 622A.2 and the interpreter or
translator services are not provided before an administrative agency.
3. In civil cases, every court shall tax the costs of an interpreter or translator the same as
other court costs.
4. In criminal cases, where the defendant is indigent, the interpreter or translator shall be
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considered as a defendant’s witness under rule of criminal procedure 2.15 for the purpose
of receiving fees, except that subpoenas shall not be required.
5. An administrative agency shall pay an interpreter when a limited-English-proficient
person is entitled to an interpreter under section 622A.2 and the interpreter services are
provided before an administrative agency. The agency may require that the party to the
proceeding pay the expense of the interpreter.
6. Moneys recovered as court costs for interpreters paid through the revolving fund
established in section 602.1302, subsection 3, shall be deposited in that fund.

Legislative History

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622A.3]