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Mr. James D. Sloan County Attorney Hendry County 461 Highway 29 South Post Office Drawer 1820 LaBelle, Florida 33935

Dear Mr. Sloan:

This is in response to your request, in your capacity as County Attorney for Hendry County, for an opinion on substantially the following questions:

1. WHEN AN INTERPRETER IS HIRED MERELY TO INTERPRET DURING IN-OFFICE ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONSULTATIONS, BETWEEN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER AND A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT, ARE THE INTERPRETER'S FEES TAXABLE TO THE COUNTY AS COSTS?

2. ARE THE FEES INCURRED WHEN THE INTERPRETER IS USED FOR DEPOSITIONS WHICH ARE NOT SUBSEQUENTLY USED IN A…