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INT-120Mandatory

Certification of Unavailability of Certified or Registered Interpreter and Availability of Provisionally Qualified Interpreter

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2025

This form is used by court staff to officially state that they could not find a certified or registered interpreter for a specific language on a certain date. It also allows them to list an interpreter who is provisionally qualified if one is available.

The court describes it as: Courts use this to certify that diligent efforts have been made to locate a certified or registered interpreter and that there is no certified or registered court interpreter available for a specific date and language.

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Where this fits in a case

General & info

Information / general use — not tied to one step of a case

This form is used by court personnel when they need to certify the interpreter situation for a court proceeding. It is used when they have searched for interpreters and found none available, or when they are listing a provisionally qualified interpreter.

Prepared by the court or clerk.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The person responsible for assigning interpreters to the court fills out this form. This is for court use only.
What does this form certify?
It certifies that the court staff made a careful search and could not find a certified or registered interpreter for the needed language on the date of the hearing. It also notes if a provisionally qualified interpreter is available.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2025.

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