The state and local government resources included below are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice or by the Federal Interagency Working Group on LEP.
Related topics: State Courts | Law Enforcement
Correctional Facilities
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U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of the New Jersey Department of Corrections
- Memorandum of Agreement to Improve Language Assistance Services for Limited English Proficient Inmates - October 15, 2014
- U.S. Department of Justice Letter to the New Jersey Department of Corrections Regarding Investigation - February 22, 2021
U.S. Department of Justice Proposed Consent Decree with Orleans Parish Prison Requires Language Assistance Services for Spanish-Speaking LEP Inmates. See pages 34-37 - December 11, 2012
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Virginia Department of Corrections, Operating Procedure 801.7, Language Services for Limited English Proficiency - October 1, 2021
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
- Directive 4490 - July 29, 2022
- Language Access Complaint Form - July 2022
- Request for Waiver from Required Programs for LEP Individuals Form (See page 3) - July 2022
Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Administrative Directive # 14-02, Limited English Proficiency (LEP) - April 1, 2014
Vera Institute, Developing a PREA-Compliant Language Access Plan for Incarcerated People Who Are Limited English Proficient - October 2020
District Attorneys
Interpreter and Language Access Complaint Notice, Orleans Parish District Attorney, Louisiana - November 2021
District Attorney’s Language Access Plan, Brown County, Wisconsin - September 2021
Alaska State Department of Law Language Access Plan - August 2013
Considerations for Providing Language Access in a Prosecutorial Agency - September 21, 2011
Probation
Suffolk County, New York, Probation Department Language Access Plan (archive link) - June 21, 2019
New York City, Department of Probation, Language Access Plan - August, 2016
Santa Clara, California Probation Department Language Access Plan - January 17, 2013
State and Local Laws
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Key Features of U.S. State and Local Language Access Laws and Policies ( Report | Webinar ), Migration Policy Institute - October 2021
Laws
New York, Executive, Chapter 18, Article 10, § 202-A, effective July 1, 2022.
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Resolution R-2022-006, December 20, 2021.
Nevada, Revised Statute, N.R.S. SB 318, § 7, effective June 7, 2021.
New York City, Local Law 30 - March 20, 2017.
Boston, Massachusetts, Ordinance 2016, Chapter 16 - 2016.
San Francisco, California, Ordinance 27-15, Language Access Requirements for Departments - March 3, 2015.
Hawaii, Language Access Law, Chapter 321C- 2006.
Maryland State Code, Section 10-1103 - July 1, 2002.
Washington D.C., Language Access Act of 2004California, Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act - 1973.
Orders and Procedures
City and County of Denver, Colorado, Executive Order 150 - December 22, 2022.
Anchorage, Alaska, Operating Policy and Procedure 16-6 - September 1, 2018.
Seattle, Washington, Executive Order 2017-10 - October 2, 2017.
Guam, Executive Order 2015-015 - December 31, 2015.
Houston, Texas, Administrative Procedure 2-11 - May 16, 2014.
New York State, Executive Order 26: Statewide Language Access Policy - October 6, 2011; Amended by Executive Order 26.1 - March 23, 2021.
King County, Washington State, Executive Order INF 14-2 (AEO): Written Language Translation Process - October 13, 2010.
Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Order 046-10: Access to County Services for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (English | Español (Spanish) | 中文 (Chinese) | 한국어 (Korean) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)) - March 4, 2010.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Executive Order 9-08 - June 9, 2008.