2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-71 - Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf
Section 5-71-15 - Persons and practices exempted.
§ 5-71-15 Persons and practices exempted.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) Any certified interpreter and any certified deaf interpreter working as an interpreter in court.
(2) Certified interpreters and certified deaf interpreters performing as volunteers without compensation.
(3) Certified interpreters and any certified deaf interpreters performing in an emergency as defined in § 5-71-3(8) and as set forth in regulations promulgated by the department.
(4) Nonlicensed individuals who are certified members of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., (RID) its successor agency or other agency as approved by the department in consultation with the board, who may provide services for a maximum of twenty-five (25) hours per calendar year.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1996, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 164, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 188, § 2.)
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