2018 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 393 - Deaf and Blind
Act 204 of 1982 DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)
Section 393.508b Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3).
***** 393.508b SUBSECTION (1) TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2007: See compiler's note following this section; SUBSECTION (3) BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 5, 2014 PURSUANT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF R 393.5001 TO R 393.5095.
393.508b Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3).Sec. 8b.
(1) A person who knows that he or she does not meet the definition of qualified interpreter under this act and misrepresents himself or herself as a qualified interpreter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) An individual who applies to become certified as a qualified interpreter through the state by the division or a qualified interpreter certified through the state by the division who violates this act is subject to 1 or more of the following actions by the division:
(a) Rejection of his or her application for certification as a qualified interpreter under this act.
(b) Revocation, suspension, or limitation of his or her certification as a qualified interpreter under this act.
(3) An appointing authority that willfully violates section 3a is subject to a civil fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $10,000.00.
(4) Subsection (3) becomes effective on the effective date of the rules promulgated under this pursuant to section 8a.
History: Add. 2007, Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007