Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 656A - Sign Language Interpreters and Realtime Captioning Providers
NRS 656A.510 - Authorized disciplinary action; regulations.


1. If an interpreter or realtime captioning provider has committed any act set forth in NRS 656A.500, the Division may:
(a) Suspend or revoke the registration of the interpreter or realtime captioning provider;
(b) Refuse to renew the registration of the interpreter or realtime captioning provider;
(c) Impose upon the interpreter or realtime captioning provider a fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation of this chapter;
(d) Require the interpreter or realtime captioning provider to pay restitution; or
(e) Take such other disciplinary action as the Division deems appropriate.
2. The Division may adopt regulations setting forth a schedule of fines for the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 1.
3. The Division shall adopt regulations setting forth a schedule of penalties for engaging in unprofessional conduct. The schedule of penalties must not exceed the penalties set forth in this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 162; A 2009, 2404)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 656A - Sign Language Interpreters and Realtime Captioning Providers

NRS 656A.010 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 656A.020 - Definitions.

NRS 656A.023 - "Charter school" defined.

NRS 656A.025 - "Communication Access Realtime Translation" and "realtime captioning" defined.

NRS 656A.027 - "Community setting" defined.

NRS 656A.028 - "Division" defined.

NRS 656A.029 - "Educational setting" defined.

NRS 656A.030 - "Interpreter" defined.

NRS 656A.033 - Legal setting" defined.

NRS 656A.035 - Medical setting" defined.

NRS 656A.040 - "Person who is deaf" defined.

NRS 656A.050 - "Person whose hearing is impaired" defined.

NRS 656A.055 - "Postsecondary educational setting" defined.

NRS 656A.060 - "Practice of sign language interpreting" defined.

NRS 656A.062 - "Practice of realtime captioning" defined.

NRS 656A.0625 - "Primary or secondary educational setting" defined.

NRS 656A.063 - Private school" defined.

NRS 656A.064 - Public school" defined.

NRS 656A.065 - "Realtime captioning provider" defined.

NRS 656A.070 - Applicability of chapter.

NRS 656A.080 - Registry of persons registered or provisionally registered to engage in practice of sign language interpreting or practice of realtime captioning.

NRS 656A.088 - Deposit and use of money.

NRS 656A.090 - Regulations.

NRS 656A.100 - Application; waiver of requirements; identification of professional classification requested; registration or provisional registration; limitation on duration of provisional registration.

NRS 656A.110 - Regulations: Qualifications, scope of practice and ethical standards for interpreters; qualifications for professional mentors of interpreters; additional professional classifications of interpreters.

NRS 656A.400 - Application; registration.

NRS 656A.410 - Regulations: Qualifications to engage in realtime captioning; ethical standards.

NRS 656A.500 - Acts constituting cause for disciplinary action.

NRS 656A.510 - Authorized disciplinary action; regulations.

NRS 656A.515 - Filing of complaints; procedures for investigating and resolving complaints.

NRS 656A.520 - Investigation of complaint; action by Division.

NRS 656A.530 - Limitations on time to file complaints.

NRS 656A.800 - Prohibited acts; penalties; action for enforcement; deposit of civil penalty; report of violation to district attorney or Attorney General.