Section 61-34-5 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2014.) - New Mexico Statutes

61-34-5. Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2014.)

The Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act does not apply to: 

A.     nonresident interpreters working in New Mexico less than thirty calendar days per year;

B.     interpreting in religious or spiritual settings;

C.     interpreting in informal settings for friends, families or guests; 

D.     interpreting in emergency situations where the deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind person or that person's legal representative decides that the delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer; 

E.     the activities or services of a supervised interpreter intern or student in training who is enrolled in an interpreter education program, interpreter preparation program, or a program of study in signed language interpreting at an accredited institution of higher learning approved by the board; or

F.     multilingual interpreting in order to accommodate the personal choice of the consumer.