Rule 7.071 - SCHEDULING FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS UNDER UT 7.070(1) For purposes of complying with UTCR 7.070, if a foreign language interpreter is needed, the party in need of an interpreter, prior to each proceeding in the action in which an interpreter is needed, must contact the Court Language Access Services Office in Multnomah County as provided in UTCR 7.070 no later than four judicial days in advance of the proceeding. For good cause shown, the court may waive the four-day advance notice. Court Language Access Services schedules interpreters upon receiving the notification required by UTCR 7.070.(2) For trials or hearings lasting longer than two hours, or when an interpreter is needed for a specialized dialect, the party in need of an interpreter must contact the Court Language Access Services Office no later than one week in advance of the proceeding. For good cause shown, the court may waive the one-week advance notice.(3) The party in need of the interpreter must update the Court Language Access Services office promptly upon learning of a cancellation or any shortened or lengthened time frame for the interpreter in the scheduled proceeding. If parties are requesting a setover in a case in which interpreters are being flown in from out of state, the parties must communicate with the Presiding Judge or CPC before canceling the interpreters.(4) The Court Language Access Services Office for Multnomah County may be contacted by email at MUL.Interpreter.Services@ojd.state.or.us. The Court Language Access Services Office is available to take both email and calls each business day from 8:00 AM to Noon and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. To schedule an interpreter, a party may go to: https://web.courts.oregon.gov/osca/clas/CLASRequestFormRedirect.htmlMultnomah Supp. L. R. 7.071
Amended effective 2/1/2024.