If the court cannot locate an interpreter within 75 miles and the language is not Spanish, the court may appoint a spoken language interpreter.

• A. The court must hire an interpreter only if the language is Spanish
• B. The court may appoint a spoken language interpreter only if within 75 miles
• C. If the interpreter cannot be located within 75 miles and language not Spanish, the court may appoint a spoken language interpreter
• D. The court cannot appoint a spoken language interpreter

Answer: (C)

Providing language access in court means making sure a person who does not speak English can understand and participate in the proceedings. The rule here says that if no interpreter can be located within 75 miles and the language involved is not Spanish, the court may appoint a spoken language interpreter. This captures the two key conditions: the local search distance and the non-Spanish language, allowing an interpreter to be appointed to protect the fair handling of the case when local options aren’t available.

The other options either limit interpreter availability to Spanish-only, imply a requirement that an interpreter be within 75 miles to appoint (which isn’t the case when the search within that distance fails), or state that appointment isn’t allowed at all.