St. Mary's Cnty. Cir. Ct. Criminal DCM Plan 3

If the postponement of any event will implicate the defendant’s speedy

trial rights, the defendant must either waive his right to a speedy trial, or a

finding of good cause to go beyond the deadline must be made. Both the

voluntary or the good cause waiver must be done in open court before the

administrative judge and/or his/her designee, with the defendant present.

Written waivers will not be accepted.

INTERPRETERS

1. Request for Interpreters

The Maryland Judiciary provides court interpreters at no cost for

hearings and proceedings conducted in court, as well as certain court-related

services and events, for individuals who are parties or witnesses in civil, family,

criminal, and juvenile proceedings.

Counsel or the parties should submit a Request for Spoken Language

Interpreter (CC-DCA87) to the court administrator not less than 30 days before

the proceeding for which the interpreter is requested. Uncommon languages

and dialects may require additional time to schedule an interpreter, based on

the availability of an interpreter for that language.

2. Cancellation of Interpreter

If it becomes apparent that an interpreter will not be needed on the

assigned trial or hearing date, counsel or the parties shall submit a written

notice to the court administrator no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled

proceeding (not including legal holidays).

3. Hearings

If the event that the case requiring an interpreter is scheduled on the

same docket with other cases, the court, counsel and parties should be

prepared to proceed with that case first, so as to allow the interpreter to

organize his or her schedule, and to minimize the expense to the court, since

interpreters are paid by the hour.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

1. Request for Accommodation for Person with Disability

The Maryland Judiciary provides reasonable accommodations for

persons with disabilities for hearings and proceedings conducted in court, as

well as certain court-related services and events.

Counsel or the parties should submit a Request for Accommodation for

Person with Disability (CC-DC-49) to the court administrator not less than 30

days before the proceeding for which the accommodation is requested. If

requesting a sign language interpreter, counsel or the parties should identify

the specific type of interpreter, i.e., American Sign Language (ASL), Certified

Deaf Interpreter (CDI), or Communication Access Real Time Translation (CART).

2. Cancellation of an Accommodation

If it becomes apparent that a sign language interpreter will not be needed

on the assigned trial or hearing date, counsel or the parties shall submit a

written notice to the Court Administrator no later than 48 hours prior to the

scheduled proceeding (not including legal holidays).

3. Hearings

If the event that the case requiring an accommodation or sign language

interpreter is scheduled on the same docket with other cases, the court,

counsel, and parties should be prepared to proceed with that case first, so as

to allow the sign language interpreter or CART system stenographer to organize

his or her schedule, and to minimize the expense to the court, since

interpreters and CART system stenographers are paid by the hour.