Interpreters.
48 RCNY § 1-44
in effect§ 1-44 Interpreters.
(a) OATH will provide language assistance services to a party or their witnesses who are in need of such services to communicate at a trial or conference. All requests for language assistance must be made to OATH's calendar unit.
(b) A request for language assistance by telephone may be made at any time before the trial or conference.
(c) A request for in-person interpretation must be made at least five (5) business days before the trial or conference
(d) A request for sign language interpretation must be made at least three (3) calendar days before the trial or conference.
(Amended City Record 6/1/2015, eff. 7/1/2015; amended City Record 7/8/2016, eff. 8/7/2016)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-83445Fetched: 10/24/2026