Language Access Coordinator Contact
Sadie Stevens
Division of Policy and Legal Services
State Court Administrator's Office
500 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Phone: (605) 773-2374
Email
Code of Ethics or Rules of Professional Conduct
Language Access Plan: Unknown
Interpreter Statutes and Rules: Supreme Court rule 03-05; SDCL 19-3-7; 19-3-10; 19-3-10.1;19-3-12; 19-3-14; 19-14-4.1; 23A-22-11
Coordination/Supervision of Interpreters: Country Programs
Cost of Interpreter Services (including fees to freelance and salaries of staff interpreters): $50,000 - $100,000
Budget for Language Access Program (not including direct interpreter services): $0 - $50,000
Funding for Language Access Program: Court’s General Operating Budget
Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (spoken language): Currently Unknown
Compensation Range for Salaried Interpreters (sign language): Unknown
Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified spoken language): $25 - $50 per hour
Compensation Range for Freelance Interpreters (certified sign language): Unknown
Difference in Pay between Spanish and LOTS Interpreters: Unknown
Minimum Certification Requirements: No Certification Program at this Time
2018 Dates and Locations of Testing and Training: Unknown