Non-English Translation Certification California Government Code Section 27293 authorizes the County Clerk to issue a Translation Certificate upon verification the English translation of a foreign language document that must be recorded was performed by a certified or registered court interpreter, or an accredited translator registered with the American Translators Association. To locate a certified or registered court interpreter or an accredited translator please consult the websites listed below: California Courts for certified/registered court interpreter http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/courtinterpreters/ctintdb.cfm or American Translators Association website for accredited translator http://www.atanet.org/onlinedirectories/individuals.php When contacting the certified or registered court interpreter, or accredited translator registered with the American Translators Association to have your foreign document translated into English pursuant to California Government Code Section 27293, be sure to ask for the following: 1. An original English translation from the original foreign document 2. A declaration by the interpreter or translator that the translation is true and accurate, and includes the certification, qualification or registration of the interpreter or translator (see sample below) 3. The signature of the interpreter or translator on the declaration must be acknowledged by a notary public Submit the following documents to the County Clerk for issuance of the Translation Certificate: 1. The original foreign document 2. The original English translation of the foreign document 3. Original declaration of the interpreter or translator (with their signature acknowledged by a notary public) 4. $10.00 fee per certificate requested Once the County Clerk has confirmed the document includes all of the required information as listed above, and has verified the translation was performed by a certified or registered court interpreter, or an accredited translator registered with the American Translators Association, they will issue a Translation Certificate and you will forward the above listed documents together with the original Translation Certificate, and appropriate recording fees to the County Recorder. Please contact our office at (909) 386-8789 with further questions regarding this process. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com DECLARATION OF INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR I, , declare that I am: (Name of interpreter/translator) A certified/registered court interpreter An accredited translator registered with the American Translators Association and that I am certified/accredited to interpret and translate from the __________________________ language to the English language. I further declare that I have translated the attached document from the ______________________ language to the ENGLISH language. I declare, to the best of my abilities and belief, that this is a true and correct translation of the __________________________________ language text of ________________________________________. (Insert title of document) Specific Description of the Document This declaration signed this ______ day of , in , California. __________________________________________ Signature of Interpreter/Translator STATE OF _________________________________ COUNTY OF _______________________________ On ___________________________________ before me, _________________________________________________________ personally appeared (Date) (Name and title of the officer) _______________________________________________________ _ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) (Name of person signing) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. _____________________________________________________________ Signature of officer (Seal) Rev. 01/01/2008 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com