New Mexico § 61-34-5 Exemptions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 61-34-5 — Exemptions

New Mexico § 61-34-5

Ch. 61Professional and Occupational Licenses

Art. 34Signed Language Interpreting Practices

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-34-5 (2026).

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The Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act does not apply to: A. nonresident interpreters working in New Mexico less than thirty calendar days per year; B. interpreting in religious or spiritual settings; C. interpreting in informal settings for friends, families or guests; D. interpreting in emergency situations where the deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind person or that person's legal representative decides that the delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer; E. the activities or services of a supervised interpreter intern or student in training who is enrolled in an interpreter education program, interpreter preparation program, or a program of study in signed language interpreting at an accredited institution of higher learni

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The Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act does not apply to: A. nonresident interpreters working in New Mexico less than thirty calendar days per year; B. interpreting in religious or spiritual settings; C. interpreting in informal settings for friends, families or guests; D. interpreting in emergency situations where the deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind person or that person's legal representative decides that the delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer; E. the activities or services of a supervised interpreter intern or student in training who is enrolled in an interpreter education program, interpreter preparation program, or a program of study in signed language interpreting at an accredited institution of higher learning approved by the board; or F. multilingual interpreting in order to accommodate the personal choice of the consumer.