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.
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