Exceptions.

1. A person shall not practice interpreting or transliterating, or represent that the person is an interpreter, unless the person is licensed under this chapter . 2. This chapter does not prohibit any of the following: a. Any person residing outside of the state of Iowa holding a current license from another state that meets the state of Iowa’s requirements from providing interpreting or transliterating services in this state for up to fourteen days per calendar year without a license issued pursuant to this chapter . b. Any person from interpreting or transliterating solely in a religious setting with the exception of those working in schools that receive government funding. c. Volunteers working without compensation, including emergency situations, until a licensed interpreter is obtained. d. Any person working as a substitute for a licensed interpreter in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary education setting for no more than thirty school days in a calendar year. e. Students enrolled in a school of interpreting from interpreting only under the direct supervision of a permanently licensed interpreter as part of the student’s course of study. 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §429, 433 ; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §99 ; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §41