What makes a document translation &quot;court certified&quot; in Massachusetts?
<p>I have an agreement document which I need to translate into English, to be accepted as an exhibit in Massachusetts court. Looking around for certified translation services, there seem to be many that provide the translation service. Most of them also promise the doc to be accepted by the court.</p>

<p>But, from what I saw so far, none is registered in some way with the legal system in the state. Therefore, my question is - what do I need in order to get the court recognize and accept a translation I present?</p>

<p>Translation of documents for use in courts isn't the subject of a formal occupational licensing regulation system.</p>

<p>Translators can be certified as experts in particular cases and many courts have local rules governing the certification of translations for live translation of court proceedings, as the court system of legally obliged to provide translation services to non-English speaking defendants in criminal and immigration cases (and sometimes more broadly). This is typically done on a court by court basis.</p>

<p>Typically, a translation of written document would be supported by an affidavit of a translator in English certifying that the translation is true and correct and that the translator knows what he or she is doing, and the translator could be called at trial to testify regarding the accuracy of the translation if the other parties did not waive this opportunity by stipulation (which is what usually happens).</p>

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