(a) Upon application tothe Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed asan interpreter or transliterator if the applicant meets all of the followingqualifications:
(1) Is 18 years of ageor older.
(2) Is of good moralcharacter as determined by the Board.
(3) Meets one of thefollowing criteria:
a. Holds a validNational Association of the Deaf (NAD), level 4 or 5 certification.
b. Is nationallycertified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID).
c. Has a nationalcertification recognized by the National Cued Speech Association (NCSA).
d. Holds a qualityassurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System (NCICS) level A or Bclassification in effect on January 1, 2000.
(b) Effective July 1,2008, any person who applies for initial licensure as an interpreter ortransliterator shall hold at least a two‑year degree from a regionallyaccredited institution.
(c) The Department ofJustice may provide a criminal record check to the Board for a person who hasapplied for a new, provisional, or renewal license through the Board. The Boardshall provide to the Department of Justice, along with the request, thefingerprints of the applicant, any additional information required by theDepartment of Justice, and a form signed by the applicant consenting to thecheck of the criminal record and to the use of the fingerprints and otheridentifying information required by the State or national repositories. Theapplicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau ofInvestigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and theState Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. TheBoard shall keep all information pursuant to this subdivision privileged, inaccordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and theinformation shall be confidential and shall not be a public record underChapter 132 of the General Statutes.
The Department of Justice maycharge each applicant a fee for conducting the checks of criminal historyrecords authorized by this subsection. (2002‑182, s. 1; 2003‑56, s. 3.)
(a) Upon application tothe Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed asan interpreter or transliterator if the applicant meets all of the followingqualifications:
(1) Is 18 years of ageor older.
(2) Is of good moralcharacter as determined by the Board.
(3) Meets one of thefollowing criteria:
a. Holds a validNational Association of the Deaf (NAD), level 4 or 5 certification.
b. Is nationallycertified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID).
c. Has a nationalcertification recognized by the National Cued Speech Association (NCSA).
d. Holds a qualityassurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System (NCICS) level A or Bclassification in effect on January 1, 2000.
(b) Effective July 1,2008, any person who applies for initial licensure as an interpreter ortransliterator shall hold at least a two‑year degree from a regionallyaccredited institution.
(c) The Department ofJustice may provide a criminal record check to the Board for a person who hasapplied for a new, provisional, or renewal license through the Board. The Boardshall provide to the Department of Justice, along with the request, thefingerprints of the applicant, any additional information required by theDepartment of Justice, and a form signed by the applicant consenting to thecheck of the criminal record and to the use of the fingerprints and otheridentifying information required by the State or national repositories. Theapplicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau ofInvestigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and theState Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. TheBoard shall keep all information pursuant to this subdivision privileged, inaccordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and theinformation shall be confidential and shall not be a public record underChapter 132 of the General Statutes.
The Department of Justice maycharge each applicant a fee for conducting the checks of criminal historyrecords authorized by this subsection. (2002‑182, s. 1; 2003‑56, s. 3.)
(a) Upon application tothe Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed asan interpreter or transliterator if the applicant meets all of the followingqualifications:
(1) Is 18 years of ageor older.
(2) Is of good moralcharacter as determined by the Board.
(3) Meets one of thefollowing criteria:
a. Holds a validNational Association of the Deaf (NAD), level 4 or 5 certification.
b. Is nationallycertified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID).
c. Has a nationalcertification recognized by the National Cued Speech Association (NCSA).
d. Holds a qualityassurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System (NCICS) level A or Bclassification in effect on January 1, 2000.
(b) Effective July 1,2008, any person who applies for initial licensure as an interpreter ortransliterator shall hold at least a two‑year degree from a regionallyaccredited institution.
(c) The Department ofJustice may provide a criminal record check to the Board for a person who hasapplied for a new, provisional, or renewal license through the Board. The Boardshall provide to the Department of Justice, along with the request, thefingerprints of the applicant, any additional information required by theDepartment of Justice, and a form signed by the applicant consenting to thecheck of the criminal record and to the use of the fingerprints and otheridentifying information required by the State or national repositories. Theapplicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau ofInvestigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and theState Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. TheBoard shall keep all information pursuant to this subdivision privileged, inaccordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and theinformation shall be confidential and shall not be a public record underChapter 132 of the General Statutes.
The Department of Justice maycharge each applicant a fee for conducting the checks of criminal historyrecords authorized by this subsection. (2002‑182, s. 1; 2003‑56, s. 3.)
