Section 61-34-5 - ExemptionsThe Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act does not apply to:
A. nonresident interpreters working in New Mexico less than thirty calendar days per year;B. interpreting in religious or spiritual settings;C. interpreting in informal settings for friends, families or guests;D. interpreting in emergency situations where the deaf, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind person or that person's legal representative decides that the delay necessary to obtain a licensed interpreter is likely to cause injury or loss to the consumer;E. the activities or services of a supervised interpreter intern or student in training who is enrolled in an interpreter education program, interpreter preparation program, or a program of study in signed language interpreting at an accredited institution of higher learning approved by the board; orF. multilingual interpreting in order to accommodate the personal choice of the consumer.Repealed effective 7/1/2014.