True or False: If a county with population over 50,000 cannot locate a certified interpreter within 75 miles of the court and the language needed is not Spanish, the court may appoint a spoken language interpreter.

• A. Only if Spanish
• B. Not applicable
• C. False
• D. True

Answer: (D)

When a court must provide interpretation, the goal is to ensure the person understands what’s happening and can participate. If a county with more than 50,000 people cannot find a certified interpreter within 75 miles and the language needed isn’t Spanish, the court is allowed to appoint a spoken language interpreter as a fallback. Certified interpreters are the preferred standard, but the law recognizes that, in some cases, a competent spoken-language interpreter is necessary to safeguard the defendant’s or party’s rights when no certified option is reasonably available nearby. So the statement is true because it reflects this practical remedy to maintain due process for non-Spanish languages. The other options don’t fit because the rule isn’t limited to Spanish, the situation isn’t inapplicable, and the arrangement is not false given the available statutory allowance.