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725 ILCS 140/2 (2026)

The court shall enter an order of its appointment of the interpreter who shall be sworn to truly interpret or translate all questions propounded or answers given as directed by the court

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(725 ILCS 140/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 165-12)
    Sec. 2. The court shall enter an order of its appointment of the interpreter who shall be sworn to truly interpret or translate all questions propounded or answers given as directed by the court.
(Source: P.A. 77-1527.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: People v. Resendiz, 2020 IL App (1st) 180821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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People v. Resendiz, 2020 IL App (1st) 180821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “” 725 ILCS 140/2 ( West 2016 ). ¶ 46 Further , the Illinois Supreme Court has set forth a Code of Interpreter Ethics for interpreters working within the Illinois courts.”
People v. Castellano, 2020 IL App (1st) 170543 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 725 ILCS 140/2 (West 2018). See Resendiz, 2020 IL App (1st) 180821, ¶ 48 (“the interpreter is sworn to translate all proceedings accurately from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English”).”
People v. Cruz, 866 N.E.2d 626 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “plea hearing violated his right to due process of law because he is not fluent in English, and although the court provided an interpreter, the record does not establish either the identity or the qualifications of the interpreter, and the interpreter was not sworn to truly…”
People v. Resendiz, 2020 IL App (1st) 180821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “” 725 ILCS 140/2 ( West 2016 ). ¶ 46 Further, the Illinois Supreme Court has set forth a Code of Interpreter Ethics for interpreters working within the Illinois courts.”
People v. Castellano, 2020 IL App (1st) 170543 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 725 ILCS 140/2 (West 2018); see Resendiz, 2020 IL App (1st) 180821, ¶ 48 (“the interpreter is sworn to translate all proceedings accurately from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English”).”
People v. Cruz, 2022 IL App (1st) 200626 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “” 725 ILCS 140/2 (West 2014); Castellano, 2020 IL App (1st) 170543, ¶ 70 .”
People v. Sarellana, 2024 IL App (2d) 230146-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “As for statutory requirements, section 2 of the Criminal Proceeding Interpreter Act (725 ILCS 140/2 (West 2020)) provides that a court-appointed interpreter “shall be sworn to truly interpret or translate all questions propounded or answers given as directed by the court.”
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