23.3.176    TRANSLATOR REQUIREMENTS

(1) A translator shall be:

(a) certified by the American Translators Association;

(b) approved by an embassy or consulate of the United States or diplomatic or consular official of a foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States;

(c) affiliated or approved by the DHS, or other U.S. government agency;

(d) an attorney licensed to practice in the U.S.; or

(e) an individual approved by the department at a regional manager level or above.

(2) A translator shall not be related by blood or marriage to the applicant, except as authorized by the department at a regional manager level or above.

 

History: 61-5-125, 61-5-128, MCA; IMP, 61-5-128, 61-5-129, MCA; NEW, 2018 MAR p. 1956, Eff. 10/6/18.