State-by-State Regulations for Interpreters and Transliterators
The information reported here is intended for informational use only and should not be construed as legal advice.
For the exact licensure, certification, registration, or other requirements in your state, please contact the appropriate licensure board or regulatory agency.
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Alabama Association of the Deaf (AAD)
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Arizona Association of the Deaf (AZAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Arkansas Advisory Board for Interpreters
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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San Diego County RID (SCDRID)
California Association of the Deaf (CAD)
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Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD)
Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Educational Interpreter Advisory Board (EIAB)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
for educational interpreters and transliterators
for medical interpreters and transliterators
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Connecticut Association of the Deaf (CAD)
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
There is currently no chapter of Delaware RID
Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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before the District of Columbia City Council
Potomac Chapter of RID (PCRID)
District of Columbia Association of the Deaf (DCAD)
Currently there are no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Florida Association of the Deaf (FAD)
Florida Coordinating Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
hiring sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
Aloha State Association of the Deaf (ASAD)
Licensure qualifications for Sign Language Interpreters
Administrative code regarding sign language interpreters
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Idaho Association of the Deaf (IAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterations
State Officials and Legislative Information
Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD)
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Indiana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Indiana Board of Interpreter Standards
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for licensing interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Iowa Association of the Deaf (IAD)
Iowa Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for educational interpreters (See page 35)
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Kansas Association of the Deaf (KAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
for educational interpreters and transliterators
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Louisiana Association of the Deaf (LAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Maine Association of the Deaf (MeAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Potomac Chapter of RID (PCRID)
Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD)
Maryland Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf (MSAD
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Michigan Division on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens (MADC)
Commission on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Mississippi Association of the Deaf (MAD)
Office on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Missouri Association of the Deaf (MoAD)
Missouri Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Montana Association of the Deaf (MAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
requirements for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
requirements for educational interpreters (Page 6)
State Officials and Legislative Information
Nevada Association of the Deaf (NVAD)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center (DHHARC)
Department of Health and Human Services – Aging and Disability Services
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
before the New Hampshire Legislature
New Hampshire Association of the Deaf (NHAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
New Jersey Association of the Deaf (NJAD)
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
before the New Mexico Legislature
New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NMCDHH)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
Requirements for educational interpreters vary by school district
State Officials and Legislative Information
before the New York Legislature
New York RID Affiliate Chapters
Long Island Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
New York City Metro RID
Empire State Association of the Deaf (ESAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
before the North Carolina Legislature
North Carolina Association of the Deaf (NCAD)
North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterators Licensure Board
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
before the North Dakota Legislature
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Ohio Association of the Deaf (OAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Oklahoma Association of the Deaf (OAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for Legal Interpreters and Transliterators
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Oregon’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf (PSAD)
Pennsylvania Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Rhode Island Association of the Deaf (RIAD)
State of Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
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before the South Carolina Legislature
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before the South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota Association of the Deaf (SDAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Tennessee Council for the Deaf Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing
of qualified sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Utah Association for the Deaf (UAD)
Utah State Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Vermont Association of the Deaf (VTAD)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
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Virginia Association of the Deaf (VAD)
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
for legal interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Washington State Association of the Deaf (WSAD)
for sign language interpreters and transliterators
West Virginia Association of the Deaf (WVAD)
West Virginia Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WVCDHH)
for legal interpreters and transliterators
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Wisconsin Association of the Deaf (WAD)
Wisconsin Sign Language Interpreter Council
There are currently no licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
State Officials and Legislative Information
Licensing requirements for sign language interpreters and transliterators
Certification requirements for legal interpreters and transliterators
Certification requirements for educational interpreters
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