Okla. Stat. tit. 20, app I R. 18

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Rule 18 - Certificate Renewal

a) Annual Certificate Renewal Fee: Effective January 1, 2016, all persons enrolled as Certified or Registered Courtroom Interpreters shall annually renew their certificate on a form to be provided by the Board, through the office of the Administrative Director of the Courts, and shall pay an annual certificate renewal fee. The amount of the renewal fee shall be set by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court.

b) Due Date: The annual renewal form and annual renewal fee must be submitted to the office of the Administrative Director of the Courts on or before February 15 of each year. No fewer than fourteen (14) days before February 15, the Board shall send notification to those interpreters who have not submitted the annual renewal form and/or annual renewal fee. Such notification shall be mailed to the last known address of the interpreter as provided to the Secretary of the Board or the Administrative Office of the Courts.

c) Suspension: Failure to renew a certificate and pay the annual renewal fee on or before February 15 shall result in administrative suspension on that date. In such case, the Board shall provide a list to the Supreme Court of those interpreters and shall recommend the suspension of each interpreter's certificate as a Registered or Certified Courtroom Interpreter. The order of the Supreme Court approving the recommendation of the Board shall operate to suspend the certificate of the interpreter without necessity of a hearing. Such suspension shall be effective on February 15 of that year. The interpreter shall be notified of the suspension by mail to the last known address of the interpreter as provided to the Secretary of the Board or the Administrative Office of the Courts.

d) Delinquent Payment Fee: Every certificate which has not been renewed on or before February 15 shall be subject to a delinquent payment fee. The amount of the delinquent payment fee shall be set by the Board, with the approval of the Supreme Court.

e) Reinstatement: Within two months of the administrative suspension, but not later than April 15 of that year, a certificate suspended for non-renewal may be administratively reinstated, without need for application or hearing, by submission of the renewal form, payment of the annual certificate renewal fee, and payment of the delinquent payment fee.

f) Revocation: A certificate suspended for nonrenewal which has not been reinstated on or before April 15 shall be administratively revoked on that date. In such case, the Board shall provide a list to the Supreme Court of those interpreters and shall recommend the revocation of each interpreter's certificate. The order of the Supreme Court approving the recommendation of the Board shall operate to revoke the certificate of the interpreter without necessity of a hearing. Such revocation shall be effective on April 15 of that year. The interpreter shall be notified of the revocation by mail to the last known address of the interpreter as provided to the Secretary of the Board or the Administrative Office of the Courts.

g) Date of Submission: For purposes of this Rule, the renewal form and any required fees shall be considered submitted to the office of the Administrative Director of the Courts on the date the materials are received in the Administrative Office of the Courts. In all instances where the date of submission is at issue, the interpreter shall have the burden of proving the date the materials were received in the Administrative Office of the Courts. Though it may consider other proof, the Board will accept the following as conclusive proof of the date of receipt: a return receipt of delivery for registered or certified mail from the United States Postal Service; a completed certificate of delivery from a private delivery or courier service other than the United States Postal Service; or the date the materials are stamped received in the office of the Administrative Director.

h) Administrative Procedure: Administrative suspension and revocation of an interpreter's certificate for nonrenewal shall be accomplished as set forth in this Rule. Bona fide hardship exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Board, in its sole discretion. The formal disciplinary procedures provided for by the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters, including the notice and hearing requirements, have no application to administrative suspensions and revocations based solely on failure to renew a certificate.

i) Reinstatement after Revocation: Any interpreter who has had his or her certificate revoked pursuant to this Rule may seek reinstatement only as set forth in Rule 10 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings of the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters.

Okla. Stat. tit. 20, app I R. 18

Adopted by Order of the Supreme Court October 30, 1970; Amended October 8, 1981; Amended by Orders December 8, 2003, eff. 1/1/2004. Amended by order of the Supreme Court, 2009 OK 85, eff. 1/1/2010.