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

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.