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Foreign Language Services
By law, courts shall appoint a qualified foreign language interpreter in all legal proceedings in which a non-English speaking person is a party or a witness (Section 476.803.1, RSMo).

1. Court Interpreter Certification Explanation and Events
2. Scheduling and Paying for Foreign Language Interpreters
3. Telephone Interpreting
4. Legal Requirements
5. Language Assistance Plan for the Missouri Judiciary
6. Survey about Court-Related Interpreter Services Provision
7. Determining Language Proficiency of Non-Certified Interpreters
8. Foreign Language Interpreter Code of Professional Responsibility
9. Interpreter Complaint Form
10. Foreign Language Courtroom Interpreting Bench Card
11. "I Speak" Cards to Communicate with Limited English Proficient Population
12. Mid-America Chapter of the American Translators Association

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
A designated responsible authority shall provide, based on a deaf person's expressed needs, auxiliary aids and services to interpret the proceedings to a deaf person and, if a deaf person gives testimony or other communication, to interpret the deaf person's testimony or other communication (Section 476.753.1, RSMo).

1. Scheduling and Paying for Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
2. Interpreter Complaint Form
3. ADA Bench Card