The compensation of any interpreter who is called upon for service in any legal litigation as described in Section 12-21-131 shall be fixed at $15.00 for each day while on active call by the presiding judge, together with actual expenses incurred by said interpreter while on active call by the presiding judge. Said compensation and expenses shall be approved by the presiding judge on proper forms prescribed by the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts, and said compensation and expenses shall be paid from the general funds of the Alabama State Treasury immediately upon presentation or filing with the state Comptroller by the claimant.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-21-130 - Interpreters Generally.
Section 12-21-132 - Interpreters for Persons Defective in Speech And/or Hearing - How Furnished.
Section 12-21-135 - How Testimony Given.
Section 12-21-135.1 - Video Testimony by Certain Witnesses.
Section 12-21-136 - Oath or Affirmation for Oral Testimony.
Section 12-21-137 - Right of Cross-Examination.
Section 12-21-138 - Leading Questions.
Section 12-21-139 - Disclosure of Evidence Sought by Objected-to Question.
Section 12-21-140 - Motion to Exclude Answer Unnecessary.
Section 12-21-141 - Right of Witness to Be Protected.
Section 12-21-142 - Exemption of News-Gathering Persons From Disclosing Sources.
Section 12-21-143 - Failure of Witnesses to Testify.
Section 12-21-144 - Taxation of Costs for Taking of Depositions.
Section 12-21-145 - Applicability of Provisions Regulating Admissibility or Proof of Facts.
Section 12-21-146 - Definition of "Physician" Extended.
Section 12-21-147 - Use of Registered Therapy Dog in Certain Legal Proceedings.
Section 12-21-148 - Use of Certified Facility Dog in Certain Legal Proceedings.