Application and test registration fees

47.8(1) The application fee to be an oral or sign language court interpreter is $25. This fee cannot be waived or refunded. 47.8(2) The registration fee for the two written examinations identified in rule 47.4(1)(a) is $50 for Iowa residents and $100 for nonresidents. If the applicant has already passed at least one of the two examinations, the registration fee is $25 for Iowa residents and $50 for nonresidents. 47.8(3) The registration fee for each oral proficiency interview examination is $65 for Iowa residents and $130 for nonresidents. 47.8(4) The registration fees for the three-part oral interpretation certification examination approved by the NCSC’s Language Access Services Section is $250 for Iowa residents and $500 for nonresidents. 47.8(5) All fees set forth in this rule must be paid to state court administration. The interpreter application fee is due at the time the application is filed. Test registration fees are due on or before the registration deadline established by state court administration. [Court Orders December 22, 2003, April 26, 2004, and September 16, 2004, effective November 1, 2004; August 28, 2006, effective October 1, 2006; February 14, 2008, effective April 1, 2008; June 5, 2008, effective July 1, 2008; August 10, 2009; December 4, 2014, effective July 1, 2015; May 18, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; December 13, 2017, effective January 1, 2018; July 20, 2020, effective October 1, 2020; September 14, 2021, effective October 1, 2021]