LANGUAGE ACCESS

Cass County Courts are dedicated to ensuring access for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing individuals. The Cass County Courts provide language interpreters for individuals who have limited English proficiency and/or are unable to communicate due to hearing impairment.

Interpreters for court proceedings and related matters can be requested through the courts’ language access coordinator to facilitate this process.

To request a Foreign Language Interpreter, please complete the request portion of:

Request and Order for Interpreter Form. (MC81).

The most often requested language interpreters are for the languages shown below. If you are requesting another language

Arabic/English (MC81AR)
Chinese/English (MC81CH)
Korean/English MC81KO)
Serbo-Croation/English (MC81SC)
Spanish/English (MC81SP)
Vietnamese/English (MC81VT)

IF YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN DENIED

If you believe Cass County Courts have made a mistake in denying your request for a foreign language interpreter, you may request the Chief Judge review the decision. Please use:

Review of Request for Interpreter and Order (MC81a)

Please note to complete any of the PDF forms you will need to use a viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or a browser that supports the use of fillable forms such as Chrome, Firefox/Mozilla or Internet Explorer 11. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for many platforms including mobile devices.