36-1971

36-1971. Licensure; acts and persons not
affected

A. A person shall not practice as an interpreter for the deaf and the hard of
hearing without a license issued pursuant to this article. The licensure requirements of
this article also apply to interpreters who provide services for legal proceedings as
prescribed in section 12-242.

B. The commission by rule shall prescribe education, examination and work history
requirements for the following three categories of licenses:

1. Legal.

2. Generalist.

3. Provisional.

C. This article does not apply to:

1. An interpreter who works in this state for less than twenty days if that person
registers with the commission to provide interpreting services in nonlegal situations.

2. An interpreter who provides interpreting services at religious activities.

3. An interpreter who provides interpreting services on an emergency basis if the
delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the
consumer.

4. An interpreter who works without compensation in nonlegal situations.

5. An interpreter who works in a school in this state pursuant to the individual
education plan of a deaf or hard of hearing pupil. The qualifications of an interpreter
working in a school in this state shall be determined by the individualized education
program team. A school district shall inform a parent or guardian of a deaf or hard of
hearing pupil of the parent or guardian's right to request a licensed interpreter.

6. Activities and services of an interpreter intern or student in training if both
of the following are true:

(a) The interpreter is enrolled in a program of study in interpreting at an
accredited institution of higher learning.

(b) The interpreter works under the supervision of a person licensed pursuant to
this article as part of a supervised program of study and is identified to all consumers
as an interpreter intern or student in training.