Court interpreters’ and translators’ fees or other compensation shall be paid:

(a) In criminal cases, by the court.

(b) In civil cases, by the litigants, in proportions as the court may direct, to be taxed and collected as other costs.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 212, Sec. 10. (AB 2767) Effective January 1, 2011.)