{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-3-813","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-813","heading":"Credentialed court interpreter","body":"(a) Any person seeking to become a credentialed court interpreter for spoken foreign languages pursuant to any rules that may be promulgated by the supreme court shall be required to supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation pursuant to § 38-6-109 , the federal bureau of investigation, other law enforcement agency or any other legally authorized entity. In addition to the fee required by § 38-6-109 , the sheriff or any other law enforcement agency may assess a fee of up to ten dollars ($10.00) for costs incurred in complying with this section. Any fees assessed in the criminal background records check process are the responsibility of the person seeking to be credentialed as a court interpreter of spoken foreign languages.\n(b) The administrative office of the courts (AOC) shall create and maintain a registry of those persons credentialed as court interpreters of spoken foreign languages and shall post the registry on the website maintained by the AOC.","path":["TN Code","Title 16","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"ce67a465f23ee8517dca8158118948e0263437e899079ebcc74cc1ed91bb43de","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-3-812","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-3-814"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}