California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
Division 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT |
Part 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES |
Chapter 4.5. Administrative Adjudication: General Provisions |
ARTICLE 8. Language Assistance |
Section 11435.15.
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(a) The following state agencies shall provide language assistance in adjudicative proceedings to the extent provided in this article:
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
State Athletic Commission
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
Board of Prison Terms
State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
State Department of Developmental Services
Public Employment Relations Board
Franchise Tax Board
State Department of Health Services
Department of Housing and Community Development
Department of Industrial Relations
State Department of State Hospitals
Department of Motor Vehicles
Notary Public Section, Office of the Secretary of State
Public Utilities Commission
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
State Department of Social Services
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Department of the Youth Authority
Youthful Offender Parole Board
Department of Insurance
State Personnel Board
California Board of Podiatric Medicine
Board of Psychology
(b) Nothing in this section prevents an agency other than an agency listed in subdivision (a) from electing to adopt any of the procedures in this article, provided that any selection of an interpreter is subject to Section 11435.30.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits an agency from providing an interpreter during a proceeding to which this chapter does not apply, including an informal factfinding or informal investigatory hearing.
(d) This article applies to an agency listed in subdivision (a) notwithstanding a general provision that this chapter does not apply to some or all of an agency's adjudicative proceedings.