Throughout this chapter:
(1)Court interpreter or interpreter. A "court interpreter" or an "interpreter" means an oral or sign language interpreter who transfers the meaning of spoken or written words or signs into the equivalent meaning in another oral or sign language during a legal proceeding.(2)Court proceeding. A "court proceeding" is any action before a state court judicial officer that has direct legal implications for any person.(3)Legal proceeding. "Legal proceeding" includes any court proceeding, any deposition conducted in preparation for a court proceeding, any case settlement negotiation in an existing court case, and any attorney-client communication necessary for preparation for a court proceeding in an existing court case.(4)Limited English proficient (LEP) participant or person. An "LEP participant or person" has a limited ability to speak, read, write, or understand English because the person's primary language is not English or because the person is deaf, deaf-blind, or hard-of-hearing.(5)Sight translation. "Sight translation" is the act of transferring verbally, or through the use of sign language, the meaning of written text in one language into the equivalent meaning in another language.(6)Source language. "Source language" is the spoken, written, or signed communication that an interpreter or translator is to transfer into the equivalent meaning in another language, which is the "target language."(7)Target language. "Target language" is the language into which a text, document, or speech is translated.(8)Translator. A "translator" accurately transfers the meaning of written, oral, or signed words and phrases in one language into the equivalent meaning in written words and phrases of a second language, or accurately produces a written transcript in English of electronically recorded testimony or other court communication in which one or more of the participants has limited English proficiency. Comment
The Comments describe basic principles of the Code of Conduct. If a court policy or routine practice appears to conflict with any provision of the Code of Conduct, including the Comments, the policy or practice as it applies to interpreters should be reviewed for modification.