Ohio Sup.R. 9.00

As used in Sup.R. 9.00 through 9.11:

(A) Ancillary court services

“Ancillary court services” means any activity, other than a case or court function,

that includes the exchange of legal or general court-related information with the

public or parties in interest and is paid for, provided by, or ordered by the court.

“Ancillary court services” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Dispute-resolution programs;

(2) Evaluations in the probate, guardianship, divorce, child- custody,

and other judicial contexts;

(3) Information counters and clerk of courts’ counters;

(4) Probation or criminal-diversion-program functions;

(5) Self-represented clinics, resources, or help centers established by the

court;

(6) Specialized dockets and dedicated-subject-matter dockets.

(B) Case or court function

“Case or court function” means any hearing, trial, pre-trial conference, settlement

conference, or other appearance before a court in an action, appeal, proceeding, or

other matter conducted by a judge, magistrate, or other court official.

(C) Consecutive interpretation

“Consecutive interpretation” means interpretation in which a foreign language

interpreter or sign language interpreter waits until the speaker finishes an entire

message rendered in a source language before rendering the message in a target

language.

(D) Crime of moral turpitude

“Crime of moral turpitude” means either of the following:

(1) A crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year

pursuant to the law under which the person was convicted;

(2) A crime involving dishonesty or false statement, regardless of the

punishment and whether based upon state or federal statute or local

ordinance.

(E) Deaf blind

“Deaf blind” means a combination of hearing and vision loss of any varying degree

that causes an individual extreme difficulty in attaining independence in daily life

activities, achieving psychosocial adjustment, or obtaining vocational objectives.

(F) Foreign language interpreter

“Foreign language interpreter” means an individual who, as part of any case or

court function, facilitates communication between or among legal professionals and

a limited English proficient or non- English speaking party or witness through

consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, or sight translation.

(G) Language-access plan

“Language-access plan” means a document that outlines how the court provides

services to people who are limited English proficient, deaf, or hard of hearing. It

should include the contact at the court responsible for managing the plan and for

requests for assistance, timelines, and allocation of resources to maintain

compliance with the language-access requirements under federal and state law.

(H) Limited English proficient

“Limited English proficient” means an individual who does not speak English as a

primary language or who has a limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand

English and requires the assistance of a foreign language interpreter or sign

language interpreter to effectively communicate.

(I) Provisionally qualified foreign language interpreter

“Provisionally qualified foreign language interpreter” means a foreign language

interpreter who has received provisional certification from the Supreme Court

Language Services Section pursuant to Sup.R. 9.01(G)(3).

(J) Registered foreign language interpreter

“Registered foreign language interpreter” means a foreign language interpreter who

has registered with the Supreme Court Language Services Section pursuant to

Sup.R. 9.02.

(K) Registered sign language interpreter

“Registered sign language interpreter” means a sign language interpreter who has

registered with the Supreme Court Language Services Section pursuant to Sup.R.

9.04.

(L) Sight translation

“Sight translation” means interpretation in which a foreign language interpreter or

sign language interpreter renders in a target language a written document composed

in a source language.

(M) Sign language interpreter

“Sign language interpreter” means an individual who, as part of any case or court

function, facilitates communication between or among legal professionals and a

deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind party, witness, or juror through the use of sign

language or other manual or oral representation of a spoken language.

(N) Simultaneous interpretation

“Simultaneous interpretation” means interpretation in which, after a brief pause to

listen for or view key grammatical information, a foreign language interpreter or

sign language interpreter renders in a target language the message of a person

rendered in a source language as the person continues to communicate.

(O) Supreme Court certified foreign language interpreter

“Supreme Court certified foreign language interpreter” means a foreign language

interpreter who has received certification from the Supreme Court Language

Services Section pursuant to Sup.R. 9.01.

(P) Supreme Court certified sign language interpreter

“Supreme Court certified sign language interpreter” means a sign language

interpreter who has received certification from the Supreme Court Language

Services Section pursuant to Sup.R. 9.03.

(Q) Telephonic interpretation

“Telephonic interpretation” means the use via telephone of a foreign language

interpreter who is in a location that is physically separate from that of the party or

witness who is limited English proficient and requires the services of the interpreter

for meaningful participation.

(R) Translator

“Translator” means an individual who, as part of any case or court function, takes

written text composed in a source language and renders it into an equivalent written

text of a target language.

(S) Video remote interpretation

“Video remote interpretation” means the use, via video, of a foreign language or

sign language interpreter who is in a location that is physically separate from the

limited English proficient, deaf, or hard-of-hearing individual who requires the

services of the interpreter for meaningful participation.