Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 20-1701
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State Board of Examiners of Certified Courtroom
Official statutory text
Interpreters.
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. 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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 494
(5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms
pursuant to subsection B of this section. 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. The Chief Justice may authorize other individuals to serve
as Board members upon recommendation of the Board that it is in the
best interest of the court interpreter credentialing program to do
so.
B. The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:
1. The members constituting the initial Board under Sections
1701 through 1710 of this title shall be certified as courtroom
interpreters in another state or under the federal system or shall
be other individuals appointed by the Chief Justice; 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.
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. 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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts Page 494
(5) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve terms
pursuant to subsection B of this section. 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. The Chief Justice may authorize other individuals to serve
as Board members upon recommendation of the Board that it is in the
best interest of the court interpreter credentialing program to do
so.
B. The initial members of the Board shall serve as follows:
1. The members constituting the initial Board under Sections
1701 through 1710 of this title shall be certified as courtroom
interpreters in another state or under the federal system or shall
be other individuals appointed by the Chief Justice; 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.
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