North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 25 - INTERPRETER AND TRANSLITERATOR BOARD › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25 .0101 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The definitions
				in G.S.
				90D-3 apply to the rules in this
				Chapter.
(b) The following
				definitions also apply to the rules in this Chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means any person applying to
				the Board for any license under G.S. 90D.
(2) "Consumer" means any person who retains
				or uses the services of an interpreter or transliterator.
(3) "Continuing Education" means
				post-licensure education that maintains or enhances the knowledge and skills of
				interpreters and transliterators and enables them to continue to render
				competent professional services.
(4) "Continuing Education Unit" means the
				unit of measurement of the continuing education completed by a licensee during
				a licensure year. In the case of workshops and conferences, 10 clock hours of
				training equal one continuing education unit ("CEU"). In the case of college
				class work, one hour of college credit in the quarter system equals one CEU and
				one hour of college credit in the semester system equals 1.5 CEUs.
(5) "Convicted" or "Conviction" means and
				includes the entry of:
(A) a plea of no
				contest, nolo contendere, or the equivalent;
(B) a plea of guilty; or
(C) a verdict or finding of guilt by a jury,
				judge, or magistrate;
in any duly constituted, established, and recognized civilian
				  or military adjudicating body, court, or tribunal in this State or any other
				  state or nation;
(6) "Felony" means any offense classified as
				a felony by the laws, statutes, or ordinances of the jurisdiction in which the
				offense occurred or, absent any such classification, any offense for which the
				maximum punishment under the laws, statutes, or ordinances of the jurisdiction
				in which the offense occurred includes imprisonment for a term of more than two
				years.
(7) "Full license" means a
				license issued pursuant to
				G.S.
				90D-7 or S.L. 2002-182, s. 7 (as amended by
				S.L. 2003-56) that is not currently suspended for disciplinary reasons. A
				license that has been suspended is not a full license even if the suspension
				has been stayed.
(8) "General
				Studies" means those studies of the arts, sciences, and humanities that are not
				directly related to interpreting and transliterating.
(9) "Initial license" means the license
				issued to an applicant under
				G.S.
				90D-7 or S.L. 2002-182, s. 7 (as amended by
				S.L. 2003-56) or the license issued to an applicant under
				G.S.
				90D-7 or S.L. 2002-182, s. 7 (as amended by
				S.L. 2003-56) after a lapse in licensure.
(10) "Initial provisional license" means the
				provisional license issued to an applicant under
				G.S.
				90D-8(a). A licensee shall
				acquire only one initial provisional license during his or her
				lifetime.
(11) "Misdemeanor" means
				any criminal offense not classified as a felony by the laws, statutes, or
				ordinances of the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred or, absent any
				such classification, any offense for which the maximum allowable punishment
				under the laws, statutes, or ordinances of the jurisdiction in which the
				offense occurred includes imprisonment for a term of no more than two years. No
				traffic offense in any foreign jurisdiction shall be considered a misdemeanor
				if the offense has been de-criminalized under the motor vehicle laws of North
				Carolina.
(12) "Professional
				Studies" means those studies that directly enhance a licensee's ability to
				interpret or transliterate. Professional studies are divided into:
(A) Linguistic and Cultural Studies, which
				include the study of languages and linguistic systems and the study of specific
				cultures;
(B) Theoretical and
				Experiential Studies, which include the study of the process of interpreting,
				the study of transliterating theory, and participation in skill-building
				activities; and
(C) Specialization
				Studies, which include the study of the issues and problems unique to
				interpreting and transliterating for the legal, medical, mental health, and
				substance abuse recovery professions.