Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-8-102 - Authentication of Documentation; Translation; Verification

A. An applicant shall ensure that a document submitted to the Board by or on behalf of the applicant has an official or government seal or written verification authenticating the document. If the Board determines that an applicant cannot obtain the seal or verification through the exercise of due diligence, the Board shall waive this requirement.

B. An applicant shall ensure that an official copy of any diploma, transcript, license, certificate, examination score, or other document required for application is forwarded directly to the Board by the issuing entity.

C. An applicant shall ensure that a document submitted in a language other than English is accompanied by an original English translation, performed by a qualified translator who is not the applicant. The applicant shall ensure that the translation is accompanied by an Affidavit of Accuracy in which the translator who performed or verified the translation affirms, under oath and penalty of perjury, that the entire document has been translated, nothing has been omitted or added, and the translation is true and correct. The Board shall return an original translation to the applicant only if the applicant provides a photocopy of the entire translation, including the Affidavit of Accuracy.

D. The following persons are regarded as qualified translators:

1. An officer or employee of an official translation bureau or governmental agency;

2. A professor or instructor who teaches the translated language at an accredited college or university in the United States. The professor or instructor shall ensure that the Affidavit of Accuracy includes the name of the course taught, is on official letterhead of the college or university, and is notarized;

3. An American consul in the country where the translated document was issued. If a private translator translated the document, the American consul shall verify the translation as required under subsection (C) and the identity of the translator; and

4. A consul general or diplomatic representative accredited in the United States, or other representative of a foreign government agency. If a private translator translated the document, the representative shall verify the translation as required under subsection (C) and the identity of the translator.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-8-102

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2534, effective June 12, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 690, effective April 5, 2008 (Supp. 08-1).