Michigan Laws 393.508b – Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3)
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 393.508b
- Appointing authority: means a court or a department, board, commission, agency, or licensing authority of this state or a political subdivision of this state or an entity that is required to provide a qualified interpreter in circumstances described under section 3a. See Michigan Laws 393.502
- Division: means the division on deaf and hard of hearing of the department of labor and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 393.502
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Qualified interpreter: means a person who is certified through the national registry of interpreters for the deaf or certified through the state by the division. See Michigan Laws 393.502
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A person who knows that he or she does not meet the definition of qualified interpreter under this act and misrepresents himself or herself as a qualified interpreter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) An individual who applies to become certified as a qualified interpreter through the state by the division or a qualified interpreter certified through the state by the division who violates this act is subject to 1 or more of the following actions by the division:
(a) Rejection of his or her application for certification as a qualified interpreter under this act.
(b) Revocation, suspension, or limitation of his or her certification as a qualified interpreter under this act.
(3) An appointing authority that willfully violates section 3a is subject to a civil fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $10,000.00.
(4) Subsection (3) becomes effective on the effective date of the rules promulgated under this pursuant to section 8a.