The opportunity to provide interpreter services to the Nebraska Judicial Branch under the direction of the State Court Administrator is at the Administrator’s complete and continuing discretion because of the critical reliance the Nebraska Judicial Branch must have on the skills, performance, and integrity of the interpreter in performing duties for the Nebraska Judicial Branch. This discretion applies to any interpreter who is on the statewide register of interpreters or may be appointed to interpret for the Nebraska Judicial Branch. An interpreter should be one whose record of conduct justifies the trust of the courts, probation, witnesses, jurors, attorneys, parties, and the public. All interpreters and those seeking certification shall comply with the following:

   (A) Any applicant seeking certification or registration as a Nebraska Judicial Branch interpreter must report in writing to the Director of Language Access or designated Nebraska Judicial Branch staff any misdemeanor or felony citation, charge or conviction, or motion to revoke probation incurred during the course of the certification process within 5 business days.

   (B) All certified, provisionally certified, registered, or non-certified interpreters on the statewide register of interpreters shall report in writing to the Director of Language Access or designated Nebraska Judicial Branch staff any misdemeanor or felony citation, charge or conviction, or motion to revoke probation within 5 business days.

   (C) Any certified, provisionally certified, registered, or non-certified interpreter on the statewide register of interpreters who fails to report in writing to the Director of Language Access or designated Nebraska Judicial Branch staff any misdemeanor or felony citation, charge or conviction, or motion to revoke probation within 5 business days may be subject to imposition of sanctions pursuant to § 6-709.

   (D) All certified, provisionally certified, registered, or non-certified interpreters on the statewide register of interpreters shall report in writing to the Director of Language Access or designated Nebraska Judicial Branch staff any:

   (1) Revocation or suspension of certification as an interpreter in any other jurisdiction;

   (2) Acts that indicate abuse of or disrespect for the judicial process, including significant deficiency in honesty, trustworthiness, diligence, or reliability.

   (E) Any certified, provisionally certified, registered, or non-certified interpreter on the statewide register of interpreters who fails to report in writing to the Director of Language Access or designated Nebraska Judicial Branch staff any revocation or suspension of certification in any other jurisdiction or acts that indicate abuse of or disrespect of the judicial process within 30 business days may be subject to imposition of sanctions pursuant to § 6-709.

§ 6-710 adopted December 12, 2018; § 6-710 amended April 14, 2021; § 6-710 renumbered to § 6-711 and amended June 12, 2024.