Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4401 (2026)

Legislative findings and declaration.

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CHAPTER 44

COURT INTERPRETERS

Subchapter

A. General Provisions

B. Court Interpreters for Persons With Limited English Proficiency

C. Court Interpreters for Persons Who Are Deaf

Enactment. Chapter 44 was added November 29, 2006, P.L.1538, No.172, effective in 60 days.

Cross References. Chapter 44 is referred to in sections 562, 582 of Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure).

SUBCHAPTER A

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.

4401. Legislative findings and declaration.

4402. Definitions.

§ 4401. Legislative findings and declaration.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Commonwealth to secure the rights, constitutional and otherwise, of persons who because of a non-English speaking cultural background or who because of an impairment of hearing or speech are unable to understand or communicate adequately in the English language when they appear in court or are involved in judicial proceedings. It is the intent of this chapter to provide for the certification, appointment and use of interpreters to secure the rights of persons with limited English proficiency and persons who are deaf or hearing impaired in all judicial proceedings.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: In Re: Amendments to Rules 250-252 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Jud. Admin. & Adoption of Rules 260-263 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Jud. Admin. (Pa. 2021).

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In Re: Amendments to Rules 250-252 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Jud. Admin. & Adoption of Rules 260-263 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Jud. Admin. (Pa. 2021). “, the Pennsylvania Interpreter Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 4401 et seq., and various regulations, 28 C.”

Com. v. Pacheco, D., 2025 Pa. Super. 131 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025). “at 40 (citing 42 Pa.C.S. § 4401 (stating “the policy of this Commonwealth” as securing the rights of those who are, inter alia, non-native English speakers that cannot understand or communicate sufficiently in English when they are in court through the “certification,…”

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