N.D. Cent. Code § 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.