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As amended through September 30, 2024

Rule 12 - Tiers of Court Interpreter Designation Status

12.1 Spoken and sign language interpreters meeting requirements under Rule 2.1(a) through (h) shall be designated Tier 1 "Registered" court interpreters and are eligible to pursue higher Tier designations based on passage of oral/sign language interpreter proficiency examinations approved by the Administrative Director.

12.2 Spoken language interpreters shall be designated

Tier 1 "Registered"

Tier 2 "Conditionally Approved";

Tier 3 "Approved";

Tier 4 "Certified"; or

Tier 6 "Certified Master"

interpreters by achieving the requisite scores on oral language interpreter proficiency examinations of the National Center for State Courts or LionBridge. See Appendix A.

12.3 Spoken language Tier 1 "Registered" interpreters shall be designated

Tier 6 "Certified Master" interpreters by achieving requisite scores on the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE);

Tier 3 "Approved" interpreters by achieving "Conference Interpreter" designation through the U.S. Department of State oral examination;

Tier 2 "Conditionally Approved" by achieving "Seminar Interpreter" designation through the U.S. Department of State oral examination.

See Appendix A.

12.4 Sign language interpreters shall be designated

Tier 1 "Registered"

Tier 3 "Approved";

Tier 4 "Certified";

Tier 5 "Certified Advanced"; or

Tier 6 "Certified Master"

interpreters by achieving the requisite designations based on scores achieved on sign language examinations administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), or the Hawai'i Quality Assurance System (HQAS). See Appendix A.

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12.3 amended December 22, 2014, effective 1/1/2015; amended September 7, 2018, effective 1/1/2019.