<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:31:01:05"><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000000">46:31:01:05</span></a><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">.  Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> The department may suspend, deny, or revoke a registration or a certificate for any of the following causes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (1)  The interpreter is convicted of a felony </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> makes the interpreter unfit to serve the public as an interpreter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (2)  The interpreter impersonates another person holding registration or interpreter certification with the department;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (3)  The interpreter allows another person to use the interpreter's registration or certificate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (4)  The interpreter uses fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in the registration or certification process;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (5)  The interpreter is adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (6)  The interpreter harass</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">es</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">, abuse</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">s</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">, or threaten</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> anyone while </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">providing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> interpreter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> services</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (7)  The interpreter intentionally divulges confidential information relating to the certification process, including content, topic, vocabulary, skills, or any other testing materials;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (8)  The interpreter does not keep information </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">from</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> any interpreting situation in strict confidence;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (9)  The interpreter knowingly </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">transmits a message inaccurately or inaccurately conveys </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">the content and mood of the speaker;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (10)  The interpreter does not provide interpreting services that are competent, impartial, </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> professional;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (11)  The interpreter counsels, advises, or interjects personal opinions in any interpreting situation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (12)  The interpreter does not provide</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">, when requested by a consumer,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> information on </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">a </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">consumer's rights and the role and appropriate use of interpreting services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (13)  The interpreter was the subject of substantiated complaints in South Dakota or another jurisdiction before or after achieving South Dakota interpreter certification, or has had interpreter certification or registration suspended, revoked, or denied, or other disciplinary proceedings on certification or registration in another jurisdiction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (1</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">4</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">)  The interpreter fails to meet the minimum requirements for certification or </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">registration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> as provided in this chapter; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    (1</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">5</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">)  The interpreter fails to adhere to the Code of Professional Conduct, effective July 1, 2005, as adopted by the National Association of the Deaf and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> 14 SDR 54, effective October 15, 1987; transferred from § 71:04:01:05, SL 1989, ch 21, § 5, effective July 1, 1989; provision on denial of level of certification transferred to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:31:01:03.01"><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000003">46:31:01:03.01</span></a><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">, 19 SDR 68, effective November 8, 1992; 23 SDR 16, effective August 8, 1996; 24 SDR 190, effective July 16, 1998; 28 SDR 84, effective December 20, 2001; 33 SDR 107, effective December 26, 2006; 37 SDR 111, effective December 7, 2010</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">; 49 SDR 48, effective November 22, 2022</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-12"><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000003">1-36A-12</span></a><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-12"><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000003">1-36A-12</span></a><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> License proceeding treated as contested case, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26-27"><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000003">1-26-27</span></a><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">    </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0-000001">NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0"> A copy may be obtained free of charge on-line from the following website: </span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC2">http://www.rid.org/ethics/code-of-professional-conduct/</span><span class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f824781-0fae-4795-b2d5-30d228e71e1b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>