2024 Minnesota Statutes

171.069 TRANSLATIONS.

For any document submitted to the commissioner under this chapter in a language other than English:

(1) the document must be accompanied by a translation of that document into the English language;

(2) the translation must be sworn to by the translator as being a true and accurate translation;

(3) the translator must not be related by blood or marriage to the applicant; and

(4) the translator must be:

(i) accredited by the American Translators Association;

(ii) certified by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(iii) approved by an embassy or consulate of the United States or diplomatic or consular official of a foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States;

(iv) affiliated with or approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or a government jurisdiction within the United States;

(v) an attorney licensed to practice in the United States or affiliated with that attorney;

(vi) a vendor listed to provide translation services for the state of Minnesota; or

(vii) a qualified individual who certifies the individual is competent to translate the document into English.

History:

2024 c 104 art 1 s 65