Title: IN RE AMENDMENTS TO RULE 10 AND RULE 11 OF STATE BD. OF EXAMINERS OF CERTIFIED CTRM. INTERPRETERS

State: oklahoma

Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court

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IN RE AMENDMENTS TO RULE 10 AND RULE 11 OF STATE BD. OF EXAMINERS OF CERTIFIED CTRM. INTERPRETERS2019 OK 49Decided: 06/24/2019THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. 

In re: Amendments to Rule 10 and Rule 11 of the 
State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters, 
20 O.S. 2011, ch. 23, app. II
ORDER
Rule 10 and Rule 11 of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters, 20 O.S. 2011, ch. 23, app. II, are hereby amended as shown on the attached Exhibit "A." Rules 10 and 11 with the amended language noted are attached as Exhibit "B". The amended rules shall be effective June 28, 2019.
DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN CONFERENCE THIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2019.
/s/CHIEF JUSTICE
Gurich, C.J., Darby, V.C.J., Kauger, Winchester, Edmondson, Colbert and Combs, JJ., concur;

EXHIBIT A
Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters
Title 20, Chapter 23, Appendix II
Rule 10. Fees
The applicable fee must be paid for each examination or orientation training taken by a candidate. The fee will be forfeited if the candidate fails to appear for the examination or training, fails to cancel before the applicable deadline, or fails to complete the examination or training, unless an exception is granted by the Board.
Rule 11. Certified Courtroom Interpreter Requirements and Oral Interpreter Examination
a) To become a Certified Courtroom Interpreter in a spoken language, the candidate must:
b) The NCSC Court Interpreter Oral Examination prescribed in the paragraph above shall be conducted at least once per calendar year and shall consist of the following three sections: Simultaneous Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting, and Sight Translation of Documents. The Sight Translation section of the exam consists of two parts -- sight translation of a document written in English interpreted orally into the non-English language and sight translation of a document written in the non-English language interpreted into oral English.
c) For languages in which the NCSC oral exam is unavailable, the Board may utilize an abbreviated NCSC oral examination, if one is available. If no abbreviated NCSC oral examination is available, the Board may, at its discretion, recognize other oral proficiency examinations or interviews on a per-language basis.

_EXHIBIT B
Rules of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters
Title 20, Chapter 23, Appendix II
Rule 10. Fees
The applicablefull fee must be paid for each examination or orientation training taken by a candidate. The fee will be forfeited if the candidate fails to appear for the examination or training, fails to cancel before the applicable deadline, or fails to complete the examination or training, unless an exception is granted by the Board.
Rule 11. Certified Courtroom Interpreter Requirements and Oral Interpreter Examination
a) To become a Certified Courtroom Interpreter in a spoken language, the candidate must:
b) The NCSC Court Interpreter Oral Examination prescribed in the paragraph above shall be conducted at least once per calendar year and shall consist of the following three sections: Simultaneous Interpreting, Consecutive Interpreting, and Sight Translation of Documents. The Sight Translation section of the exam consists of two parts -- sight translation of a document written in English interpreted orally into the non-English language and sight translation of a document written in the non-English language interpreted into oral English.
c) For languages in which the NCSC oral exam is unavailable, the Board may utilize an abbreviated NCSC oral examination, if one is available. If no abbreviated NCSC oral examination is available, the Board may, at its discretion, recognize other oral proficiency examinations or interviews on a per-language basis.