Register in the National Database of State Court Interpreters

The National Database of State Court Interpreters keeps a searchable record for state courts to find Sign Language Interpreters and language Interpreters for Limited English Proficiency Litigants that can provide interpreting services through video remote interpreter (VRI) technologies, telephone and onsite.

The self-registration process for the interpreter is simple and provides courts with a way to reach you and to keep record of the languages you interpret, your oral exam scores and other state certifications that you may acquire.

Please enter all your contact information and interpreting services provided (VRI, telephone, onsite).

The National Database of State Court Interpreters staff will review your registration record and add any oral exam scores we may have and send you an e-mail within one to two weeks validating that your information has been added to the database.


Add your languages here. You may add up to 3 by selecting the Add Another Language link. If you do not see your language in the dropdown, please select "Other" and type your language in the field.

 

Privacy Policy

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is an independent, nonprofit court improvement organization dedicated to advancing the rule of law by providing technical assistance and consulting services. To improve access to court-trained interpreters, NCSC has created a National Database of State Court Interpreters(NDSCI). Interpreters wanting to be included in the NDSCI canregister in the database. The NCSC respects your privacy. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information collected on the NDSCI, how that information is used, and who can share it. Our policy also describes the measures we take to protect the security of the information.

Information we collect and how we use it

NCSC collects and processes data where the processing is necessary for the legitimate purposes for which NCSC was established. For the NDSCI, the purpose is to identify, evaluate,and contact interpreters for spoken and sign languages needed in courts. Cookies are used for authentication and to identify the interpreter when logging in to the NDSCI Registry. Specifically, NCSC may collect and process the following data:

Personal information. You may choose to provide “personally identifiable information” (such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address), when creating your profile on the NDSCI. The information that you elect to upload to your profile is collected. This includes name, contact information, mode of interpreting services and time zone. We do not collect any Personally identifiable information that was not provided.

Non-personal information. Non-personally identifiable information is collected on this Registry.

Information we share

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose personal information about our registrants, except as described in this policy. We may share information provided by our registrants for the purpose of identifying needed interpreters for state courts. Also, we may share information with third-party service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf such as cloud-based storage services. These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or pursuant to legal process, (ii) in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

Storage

Our operations are supported by a network of computers, cloud-based servers, and other infrastructure and information technology. We and our third-party service providers store and process your personal information in the United States, but it is possible that this data could be stored elsewhere in the world. We retain personally identifiable information until you advise us that you are no longer interested in serving as an interpreter on the NDSCI. Registrants have the option of requesting that their personal accounts be deleted at any time. NCSC reserves the right to delete or remove profiles of interpreters on the NDSCI at our own discretion at any time.

Security

We use reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or destruction of personally identifiable information collected via the NDSCI and under our control. We maintain administrative, technical,and physical safeguards for the NDSCI to protect the personal information you provide on the site. Notwithstanding the precautions that we take, we cannot guarantee the security of information that you transmit to us, and thus shall not be liable for any failure to safeguard your information, whether inadvertent or otherwise.

Contact Us

We welcome your feedback. If you have questions, complaints, or if you would like to express concern, or remove yourself from the NDSCI, change your personally identifiable information, or have your personally identifiable information removed from our systems, please contact us by email, phone or mail:

Email: NIDB@ncsc.org

Phone:703-841-6903

Mail:
National Center for State Courts
2425 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 350
Arlington, Virginia 22201

NCSC reserves the right to update this privacy policy at its discretion. Any changes will be posted on this Policy. Our right to use your personally identifiable information will be based on applicable law and the privacy policy in effect at the time the information is collected.

Create your interpreter profile. After your record is created and saved, it will be placed on a short-term hold for information validation. You will receive an e-mail when the record is available in the database.