{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-34-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-34-9","heading":"Requirements for licensure.","body":"A. The board shall issue a license as a community signed language interpreter to a person who:\n(1) files a completed application that is accompanied by the required fees; and\n(2) submits satisfactory evidence that the person:\n(a) has reached the age of majority;\n(b) is of good moral character;\n(c) has completed all educational requirements established by the board; and\n(d) holds certification under a nationally recognized signed language interpreters organization or by an equivalent organization as defined by rule of the board.\nB. The board shall issue a license as an educational signed language interpreter to a person who:\n(1) files a completed application that is accompanied by the required fees; and\n(2) submits satisfactory evidence that the person:\n(a) has reached the age of majority;\n(b) is of good moral character;\n(c) has completed all educational requirements established by the board; and\n(d) provides evidence of passing a skill assessment exam as established by rule.\nC. The board shall issue a one-time, five-year provisional license to a person not meeting the community signed language interpreter or educational signed language interpreter requirements for licensure as a signed language interpreter pursuant to the Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act [Chapter 61, Article 34 NMSA 1978] if the person:\n(1) has completed an interpreter education program or interpreter preparation program; or\n(2) is employed as a community signed language interpreter or an educational signed language interpreter at the time that act becomes effective.","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":"9bd99177d74fb27ce54b44bd747f209fa7c67d614adc2ab774c1df513c57ec38","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-34-8","next":"us-nm/61-34-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}