Chapter 90D Interpreters and Transliterators
- § 90D-1 Title
This Chapter may be cited as the "Interpreter and Transliterator Licensure Act". (2002‑182, s. 1; 2003‑56, s. 3.)
- § 90D-2 Declaration of purpose
The practice of manual or oral interpreting and transliterating services affects the public health, safety, and welfare, and therefore the licensure of these practices is...
- § 90D-3 Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Board. The North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board. (2) Cued speech. A tool that utilizes a...
- § 90D-4 License required; exemptions
(a) Except as provided in Chapter 8B of the General Statutes, no person shall practice or offer to practice as an interpreter or transliterator for...
- § 90D-5 Creation of the Board
(a) The North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board is created. (b) Composition and Terms. The Board shall consist of nine members who shall serve...
- § 90D-6 Powers of the Board
The Board shall have the power and duty to: (1) Administer this Chapter. (2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules necessary to carry out the provisions...
- § 90D-7 Requirements for licensure
(a) Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as an interpreter or transliterator if the...
- § 90D-8 Provisional license
(a) Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be issued a one‑time provisional license as an interpreter...
- § 90D-9 Reciprocity; licensure of nonresident
(a) The Board may issue a license to a qualified applicant who resides in this State and holds an interpreter or transliterator license in another...
- § 90D-10 Expenses and fees
(a) All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred or allowed for the purposes of this Chapter shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the...
- § 90D-11 License renewal
Each license issued under this Chapter shall be renewed on or before October 1 of each year. All applications for renewal shall be filed with...
- § 90D-12 Disciplinary action
The Board may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to license an interpreter or transliterator or applicant for any of the following: (1) Giving false information...
- § 90D-13 Injunctive relief
If the Board finds that a person who does not have a license issued under this Chapter claims to be a licensed interpreter or transliterator...
- § 90D-14 Civil penalties
(a) Authority to Assess Civil Penalties. The Board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the violation of any...
