New York Consolidated Laws, Judiciary Law - JUD § 391. Limited English proficient litigants' data

(a) “primary language” means the dominant language a litigant speaks in everyday situations, including but not limited to their home, work, school, and community environments;

(b) “limited English proficient (LEP) litigant” means a participant in a legal proceeding, whose limited ability to speak or understand the English language, has created a communications barrier to understanding his or her legal rights or impairs his or her ability to participate fully in court programs or services; and

(c) “language assistance services” means oral and written services needed to assist LEP litigants to communicate effectively with court personnel and to provide LEP litigants with meaningful access to, and an equal opportunity to participate fully in, court programs or services, so that LEP litigants are placed in the same position as similarly situated persons for whom there is no such barrier.

(a) the number of limited English proficient litigants who are litigants in courts within this state, disaggregated by court and county, and the primary language of such litigants;

(b) the number of such limited English proficient litigants served, disaggregated by court and county, the type of language assistance services provided and the primary language of the litigant served; and

(c) the number of interpreter personnel employed by the courts, disaggregated by court and county and the language translated or interpreted by such personnel.