20 CAR § 10-403 – Penalties

(a) Amount of penalty. Any individual who is not licensed and who admits to interpreting without a license or is found by the Advisory Board for Interpreters between Hearing Individuals and Individuals who are Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing, or Oral Deaf to have held himself or herself out to the public as a licensed qualified interpreter:
1. (1) Is guilty of a violation; and
2. (2) Shall be fined:
  1. (A) Not less than one hundred dollars ($100); and
  2. (B) Not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) Suspension of penalty. The fine assessed may be suspended if the person found in violation complies with the law within thirty (30) days of the finding.
(c) An interpreting agency that admits to or is found to be knowingly hiring or providing interpreting services for an individual who is deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or oral deaf through an individual not licensed under this part:
1. (1) Is guilty of a violation; and
2. (2) Shall be fined:
  1. (A) Not less than five hundred dollars ($500); and
  2. (B) Not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).