The fees and expenses of an interpreter shall be fixed and ordered paid by the judge before whom such proceeding takes place, in accordance with a fee schedule established by the Supreme Court, and be paid out of the General Fund with funds appropriated to the Supreme Court for that purpose or from other funds, including grant money, made available to the Supreme Court for such purpose.
§ 25-2406.Interpreters; fees and expenses.
Article 24: Interpreters · Last amended 2011 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section directs the presiding judge to fix and order payment of an interpreter’s fees and expenses according to a fee schedule the Supreme Court establishes, with payment coming from the General Fund appropriated to the Supreme Court or from other available funds, including grant money.
Full Text of § 25-2406
Source
Laws 1973, LB 116, § 6; Laws 1999, LB 54, § 3; Laws 2011, LB669, § 18.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2406 answers a practical question the rest of the article leaves open: who pays the interpreter. The judge presiding over the proceeding fixes and orders payment of the interpreter’s fees and expenses, following a fee schedule the Supreme Court establishes rather than setting a rate case by case.
Payment comes out of the General Fund, through money appropriated to the Supreme Court for that purpose, or from other funds made available to the Supreme Court, including grant money. Placing payment on the state’s court system, rather than on the parties, keeps the cost of an interpreter from becoming a barrier to a person exercising the rights described in 25-2401.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides how much an interpreter gets paid?
The judge before whom the proceeding takes place fixes and orders payment, following a fee schedule the Supreme Court establishes.
Does the party who needed the interpreter have to pay for it?
The section directs payment from the General Fund and other funds made available to the Supreme Court, not from the party.
Where does the money to pay interpreters come from?
The General Fund, through appropriations made to the Supreme Court for that purpose, or other funds made available to the Supreme Court, including grant money.
Does every court set its own interpreter fee rates?
No. Judges order payment according to a single fee schedule the Supreme Court establishes.
Does this section cover an interpreter’s expenses, or only a fee?
Both. It covers the interpreter’s fees and expenses.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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