§ 43-52-03 — Exceptions

This chapter does not prevent or restrict:
1. A nonresident interpreter working in this state not more than nineteen days per year.
2. An interpreter working at a religious activity.
3. An interpreter working as a volunteer without compensation.
4. An interpreter working in an emergency. An emergency is a situation in which the
consumer decides that the length of time needed to obtain a certified interpreter is
likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer.
5. The activities and services of an interpreter intern or student-in-training enrolled in a
program of study in interpreting at an accredited institution of higher learning;
interpreting under the supervision of a certified interpreter as part of a supervised
program; and identified as an interpreter intern or student-in-training.
6. An individual using sign language or a manual communication system as a means of
communication with or on behalf of a family member, a deaf individual, a deaf-blind
individual, a speech-impaired individual, or hard-of-hearing individual who has
specifically requested that use by that individual.
7. A communication made as a reasonable accommodation for the employment of a
deaf, deaf-blind, speech-impaired, or hard-of-hearing individual.
8. A communication with a deaf, deaf-blind, speech-impaired, or hard-of-hearing
individual who could not communicate using American sign language or English-based
sign language.
9. An individual working in an elementary or secondary school who has passed the
educational interpreter performance assessment at a level of 3.5 or higher.
10. An individual who has successfully completed an accredited interpreter training
program from interpreting without certification for a period of up to two years from the
date of completion of the program if, during that period, the individual is mentored by a
trained mentor who is either a certified interpreter or a deaf adult.