A state agency or political or taxing subdivision, or its officers or employees, may use a language other than the English language to:
- (a) Provide information orally to individuals in the course of delivering services to the general public;
- (b) comply with federal law;
- (c) protect the public health or safety;
- (d) protect the rights of parties and witnesses in a civil or criminal action in a court or in an administrative proceeding;
- (e) provide instruction in foreign and native American language courses;
- (f) provide instruction designed to aid students with limited English proficiency so they can make a timely transition to use of the English language in the public schools;
- (g) promote international commerce, trade or tourism;
- (h) use terms of art or phrases from languages other than the English language in documents;
- (i) provide signage and documents in braille; and
- (j) communicate in American Sign Language.
L. 2007, ch. 186, § 2; July 1.