Title 34 — Title 34

(a) This chapter shall be known as the “Alabama Licensure for Interpreters and Transliterators Act.” (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and implemented to promote the purposes and policies set forth herein. History: (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §1.)

(a) Any person may apply for a license or a permit pursuant to this chapter by filing a written application on a form prescribed by the board not less than 30 days prior to the next meeting of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the payment of the annual nonrefunda…

Hearing; Appeal; Reapplication. (a) Any person may bring charges of fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetence, or misconduct against a licensee or permit holder. All charges shall be made in writing or by video tape and sworn to by the person making the charges. All charges shall b…

The board may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter and accomplish its objectives. The rules and regulations shall be published in the Standards of Professional Practice and made available to all licensees and permit holders. The rulemaking powers o…

After January 1, 1999, any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the practice of interpreting or transliterating for remuneration among consumers without first having procured a valid license or permit, or who knowingly presents or files false information with the board …

(a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name to recover actual or compensatory damages, including interest and court costs, sustained within the State of Alabama as the result of conduct of any licensee or permit holder who violates this chapter or the rules and regulations …

Professional Ethics, Etc. (a) A licensee or permit holder shall notify the board within 10 days of any felony conviction, and within 10 days of a civil action being brought against the licensee or permit holder, if the civil action arose from an interpreting or transliterating tr…

The board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 to 41-20-16, inclusive, and shall be reviewed at the same time as the State Board of Medical Examiners. History: (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §16.)

The Legislature declares that it is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of interpreting and transliterating on behalf of consumers who are hard of hearing, deaf, or speech disabled by licensing and permitting the providers of in…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators, created pursuant to Section 34-16-4. (2) CODE OF ETHICS. The tenets established by the Registry of the Interpreters fo…

Composition; Meetings; Duties; Compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators. (b) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor as follows: (1) Four members certified as interpreters or transliterators at a…

(a) After March 15, 1998, any person who provides interpreting or transliterating services for remuneration shall be required annually to be licensed or permitted by the board unless that person is exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to Section 34-16-7. (b) The initial l…

(a) Any person who practices as an interpreter or transliterator for remuneration on August 1, 1998, but who does not otherwise meet the requirements for licensure, may obtain a renewable permit to practice interpretation or transliteration. An initial permit shall be issued upon…

The following persons shall be exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to this chapter: (1) Any student who is enrolled in a formal American sign language program, a formal interpreter training program, or a formal interpreter or transliterator internship program. The studen…

(a) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state, agency, or other organization that licenses, certifies, or registers professional interpreters or transliterators, or both, if the board finds that the state, agency, or organization has substantially the same re…

(a) The annual fee may be increased or decreased by the board, provided, the board shall not set an annual fee at an amount which would not provide sufficient revenues to pay all the costs and expenses incurred by the board in enforcing this chapter. (b) The annual fee shall cove…