Language Services
Language Access in Court-Ordered Services: Information for Justice Partners and Community Providers
Notifying the court about available language assistance
As a justice partner or private service provider of court-ordered services, your agency has an important role to play in ensuring full access to rehabilitative and correctional services for limited English proficient court users.
Under California Rules of Court, rule 1.300, courts are encouraged to keep a list of language-accessible services available in their geographic region and to provide this information on a neutral and non-endorsing basis to bench officers and litigants, as appropriate.
Siskiyou County Superior Court is beginning to build a list of community providers offering language assistance with their available services. If you are a service provider that offers language assistance in conjunction with court-ordered services and would like to be included on the court’s list of providers, please fill out and submit form LA-350 Notice of Available Language Assistance - Service Provider.
How to fill out this form:
Item 1: Provide the calendar year in which you are offering the services
Item 2: Provide the name of your organization/service provider and contact information
Item 3: Identify the services your organization provides, the languages available, including American Sign Language or other sign languages, and the type of language assistance provided. Indicate the service area covered by your organization, which may be one or more counties or regions.
Date, print your name, and sign the form before submitting it to the court. Remember to fill out this form and return it to the court by January 31 of each year.
How to submit this form:
The form may be submitted to Siskiyou County Superior Court by fax, email, or USPS, as follows:
Attention: Administration
411 4th Street, Yreka, CA 96097
SuperiorCourt@siskiyou.courts.ca.gov
Instructions for Service Providers
If your local court keeps a list of providers that offer language assistance, the court may ask you to fill out this form and return it to the court by January 31 of each year. If you are unsure whether your court keeps a list of providers that offer language assistance, you may still fill out this form and submit it to the Language Access Representative in your local court.
Item 1: Provide the calendar year to which the information applies
Item 2: Provide the name of your organization/service provider and contact information
Item 3: Identify the services your organization provides, the languages available, including American Sign Language, and the type of language assistance provided. Indicate the service area covered by your organization, which may be one or more counties or regions. Write in any service, language or type of assistance not listed on the form.
Remember to date, print your name, and sign the form before submitting it to the court.
Fax: (530) 672-4013
You may also hand in a copy of the form at the Clerk’s Counter.
If a limited English proficient court litigant is unable to access a private program, service, or professional within the time period ordered by the court due to limitations in language service availability, the court litigant may submit form LA-400 LA-400 Service Not Available in My Language: Request to Change Court Order to the court indicating the reason for the delay, and the court may, for good cause, enter an alternative order or extend the time for completion. The court may respond to the request using form LA-450 LA-450 Service Not Available in My Language: Order