RULE 14.205. CERTIFIED COURT INTERPRETER DESIGNATION

(a) Preferred Appointment, Retention, and Staffing. The certified
court interpreter designation represents the highest qualified state-level interpreter
designation and shall be the preferred designation in the selection, appointment,
staffing, or private retention of court interpreters.

(b) Requirements. An applicant seeking designation as a certified court
interpreter must:

(1) register under provisions of rule 14.200, complying with
subdivisions 14.200(a), (b)(1) through (b)(6), and (b)(8);

(2) pass a board-approved full oral performance examination upon
attaining a minimum score in accordance with standards prescribed by the board
and published in board operating procedures, unless qualifying for a waiver of the
examination requirement under rule 14.220; and

(3) absent availability of a full oral performance examination, pass a
board-approved abbreviated oral examination, attaining a minimum score in
accordance with standards prescribed by the board and published in board
operating procedures, and demonstrate functional speaking ability in English and a
non-English language as prescribed by the board through oral proficiency
interviews as a prerequisite to taking the abbreviated examination and qualifying
for certification.

(c) Court-Employed Interpreters. Applicants who are selected as
employee interpreters in the state courts system for a language for which a state-
certifying examination is available, but who are not certified at the time of court
employment, shall become certified within 1 year of being employed in a court
interpreting position. The one-year requirement may be modified by the board on
a case-by-case basis, if necessary, only in exceptional circumstances.