{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-34-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-34-5","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"The Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act does not apply to:\nA. nonresident interpreters working in New Mexico less than thirty calendar days per year;\nB. interpreting in religious or spiritual settings;\nC. interpreting in informal settings for friends, families or guests;\nD. 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;\nE. 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\nF. multilingual interpreting in order to accommodate the personal choice of the consumer.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 34 Signed Language Interpreting Practices"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"1cbd71f38be0d461b35f3a5a42a5fe1b4c9da9183965ef3f59ef5643c1b4a7ed","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-34-4","next":"us-nm/61-34-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}