Section 603 – Board.
Affected by 63I-1-235 on 7/1/2026 Effective 7/1/2020 35A-13-603. Board. (1) There is created to assist the director of the office the Interpreter Certification Board consisting of the following 11 members: (a) a designee of the assistant director; (b) a designee of the Utah Board of Higher Education; (c) a designee of the State Board of […]
Section 604 – Powers and duties of the board.
Affected by 63I-1-235 on 7/1/2026 Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-604. Powers and duties of the board. (1) The board shall function as an advisory board to the director and under the director’s direction shall perform the following duties concerning the certification of interpreters: (a) make recommendations to the director regarding: (i) appropriate rules; (ii) policy and budgetary […]
Section 605 – Certification required — Classes of certification.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-605. Certification required — Classes of certification. (1) Except as specifically provided in Section 35A-13-609, an individual is required to be certified as a certified interpreter if that individual provides interpreter services and a state or federal law requires the interpreter to be certified or qualified. (2) The director shall issue a certification […]
Section 606 – Qualifications for certification.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-606. Qualifications for certification. Each applicant for certification under this part shall: (1) submit an application in a form prescribed by the director; (2) pay a fee determined by the director under Section 63J-1-504 to help offset the costs of implementing this part for the administration of examinations for certification and for the […]
Section 607 – Certification term — Expiration — Renewal.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-607. Certification term — Expiration — Renewal. (1) (a) The director shall issue each certificate under this part in accordance with a three-year renewal cycle established by rule. (b) The director may by rule extend or shorten a renewal cycle by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles it administers. […]
Section 608 – Continuing education.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-608. Continuing education. (1) (a) As a condition for renewal of certification, each certified interpreter shall, during each three-year certification cycle or other cycle defined by rule, complete a number of hours of qualified continuing professional education in accordance with standards defined by rule. (b) The director shall determine the number of hours […]
Section 609 – Exemptions from certification — Temporary or restricted certification.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-609. Exemptions from certification — Temporary or restricted certification. (1) The following individuals may engage in the practice of a certified interpreter, subject to the stated circumstances and limitations, without being certified under this chapter: (a) an individual serving in or employed by the Armed Forces of the United States, the United States […]
Section 610 – Grounds for denial of certification — Disciplinary proceedings.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-610. Grounds for denial of certification — Disciplinary proceedings. (1) The director shall refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant and shall refuse to renew or shall revoke, suspend, restrict, place on probation, or otherwise act upon the certificate of a certified interpreter who does not meet the qualifications for certification under […]
Section 611 – Unlawful conduct.
Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-611. Unlawful conduct. “Unlawful conduct” means conduct by an individual that is defined as unlawful under this part and includes: (1) practicing or engaging in, representing oneself to be practicing or engaging in, or attempting to practice or engage in the profession of a certified interpreter if the individual is: (a) not certified […]
Section 303 – State rehabilitation council.
Affected by 63I-1-235 on 7/1/2024 Effective 10/1/2016 35A-13-303. State rehabilitation council. (1) The executive director shall appoint a state rehabilitation advisory council to advise the office and the department concerning the needs of individuals with disabilities and the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. (2) A majority of the membership of the advisory council shall consist […]