Arkansas Code § 20-14-803 - Penalties

(a) (1) A person who is not licensed under this subchapter and who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of holding himself or herself out to the public as a licensed qualified interpreter is guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) If a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a violation under subdivision (a)(1) of this section complies with this subchapter within thirty (30) days after pleading guilty or nolo contendere to or being found guilty of a violation under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the court shall suspend the fine under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(b) An interpreting agency that pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of 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 subchapter is guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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