North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 25 - INTERPRETER AND TRANSLITERATOR BOARD
Section .0200 - LICENSING
Section 25 .0202 - THE APPLICATION PACKAGE

Universal Citation: 21 NC Admin Code 25 .0202

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024

(a) An applicant for licensure shall submit the following materials to the Board:

(1) A completed, signed, and dated application in the format provided by the Board;

(2) A clear, two-inch by two-inch, passport-style photograph of the head and shoulders of the applicant, made within two years of the date of application;

(3) A legible, fully-completed finger print card obtained from a local law enforcement agency;

(4) The applicant's signed, written consent to a criminal record check;

(5) One or more cashier's checks, certified checks or money orders made payable to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board in the amounts necessary to cover the cost of all necessary local, State and federal criminal record checks; and

(6) A cashier's check, certified check or money order made payable to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board in the amount specified by Rule .0203 of this Section.

(b) An applicant for an initial license under S.L. 2002-182, s. 7, as amended by S.L. 2003-56, shall submit the following materials to the Board:

(1) Written verification that the applicant was actively engaged as an interpreter or transliterator in this State for at least 200 hours for each of the two years immediately preceding 31 October 2002. The written verification must be signed by the individual who paid or approved payment for the services or the individual who supervised the applicant when the services were rendered;

(2) Letters of recommendation from any two individuals who are:
(A) Interpreters who hold valid National Association of the Deaf level 4 or 5 certifications; or

(B) Interpreters who are nationally certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.; or

(C) Transliterators who have national certifications recognized by the National Cued Speech Association ("NCSA"); or

(D) Interpreters who hold quality assurance North Carolina Interpreter Classification System ("NCICS") level A or B classifications in effect on January 1, 2000; or

(E) Consumers of interpreter or transliterator services who have observed the applicant's performance as an interpreter or transliterator; or

(F) The parent or legal guardian of a deaf consumer of interpreter or transliterator services who has observed the applicant's performance as an interpreter or transliterator.

Authority G.S. 90D-6; 90D-7; 90D-10; S.L. 2002-182, s. 7, as amended by S.L. 2003-56;
Eff. March 21, 2005;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.

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