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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 20. COURTS

  § 20-1701. State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters.  

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  • A.  There is hereby created the State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom Interpreters which shall consist of five (5) members, four of whom shall be certified courtroom interpreters and at least one of whom shall be a qualified interpreter as defined in Section 2408 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, at least one of whom shall be certified in Spanish, and at least one of whom shall be certified in Vietnamese.  The Board shall also consist of one member who shall be a licensed attorney or judge and who shall not be required to be a certified courtroom interpreter or translator.  The members shall be persons who have been, for at least two (2) years prior to their appointment to the Board, residents of this state and, except for the attorney or judge member, certified courtroom interpreters.  All members shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall serve in staggered terms, each for a period of five (5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms pursuant to subsection B of this section.  No member may serve more than two terms in succession.  The Board shall elect from its membership a chair and a secretary.  Three members shall constitute a quorum.  The Board may adopt a seal for its official use.  All actions of the Board shall be supervised by the Supreme Court and be subjected to approval by the Court.  All members shall be required to maintain their certification during their time on the Board.

    B.  The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:

    1.  The members constituting the initial Board under this act shall be certified as a courtroom interpreter or translator in another state or under the federal system until obtaining, during their first year of service, certification in this state; and

    2.  The initial appointees shall serve for staggered terms:  one member shall serve for one (1) year, one member shall serve for two (2) years, one member shall serve for three (3) years, one member shall serve for four (4) years, and one member shall serve for five (5) years.  Thereafter, all terms shall be for five (5) years.

Added by Laws 2005, c. 427, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.