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VRI State NameRenewal DeadlineFee/RenewalAnnual2-Year3-YearCEUs RequiredSpecial Requirements
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AlabamaMarch 15th$225/$175✓2.0 p/calendar year
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AlaskaNot Required
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✓ArizonaVaries$50/$50✓Follows Certification
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✓ArkansasDecember 31st$5/$4✓Follows Certification
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CaliforniaCourt only
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ColoradoNot Required
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✓ConneticutSeptember 30thFree✓2.0 CEUS p/year
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Delaware Education only
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District of ColumbiaNot Required
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FloridaNot Required
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Georgia✓Education only
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HawaiiHQAS /National Certification✓3/3.5 CEUs p/2 yrs depends on certification type
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✓IdahoVaries $95/$0✓1.0 p/calendaer year
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IllinoisDecember 31st$225/$150✓2.0 CEUs
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IndianaLegal, Educational only
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IowaJune 30th odd years$120/$120✓4.0 CEUs p/2 years
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Kansas✓Follows CertificationRegistration through KCDHH
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✓KentuckyAugust 31st$225/$150✓1.5 CEUs 0.3 must be Ethics
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LouisianaDecember 31st (Reg)*5 years2.0 CEUs p/year
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MaineJune 30th$221/$220✓2.0 CEUs p/year
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MarylandJune 30th$150/$150?✓Ed 2.0, Med/Legal 1.6Ed 0.4 PPO (*actual licensing is on hold)
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MassachusettsVaries Follows RID cycleLegal, Medical
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✓MichiganVaries depending on Certification$40/$30✓2.0 CEUsEndorsements needed for Deaf/Blind, Medical/Mental Health, Legal, and K-12 (must meet special CEU requrements for these endorsements)
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MinnesotaJune 30th ✓Court
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MississippiJune 30th$25/$25✓
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✓MissouriJanuary 31st$75/$80✓Follows certification Fingerprints required for licensing. Temp license for short term out of state interpreters.
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MontanaNot Required
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NebraskaJune 30th$150/$150 ✓ odd years2.4 CEUS 0.6 GS, 18 PS, 0.3 Ethics Temp license for short term out of state interpreters.
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NevadaJuly 31st✓Maintain CertificationEIPA = 2.0 CEUs
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✓New HampshireSeptember 1st$200/$175✓Follows Certification
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New JerseyNot Required
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New MexicoVaries$65/$50✓Follows Certification
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New YorkNot Required
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North CarolinaSeptember 30th$225/$150✓2.0 CEUs1.0 must be PS Fingerprints required for licensing. Temp license for short term out of state interpreters.
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North DakotaRID Cert Required
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OhioLegal, Educational
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Oklahoma1.0 CEUs0.1 CEUs Ethics
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OregonJune 30th$250/$600✓unclearLegislation pending until late 2026
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✓PennsylvaniaDecember 31st$100/$100✓Follows Certification
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✓Rhode IslandJanuary 30th$25/$25✓0.5 CEUs
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South CarolinaEd special requirementsAny entity receiving state or federal funds, or is public requires NIC.
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South DakotaAugust 31st$75/$75✓8.0 CEUs p/4 years
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TennesseeJune 30th✓Depends on yearsEducation only
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TexasAugust 31stvaries/$75✓10 CEUs p/5 years6 PS, 2 Ethics, 2 GS -BEI Certification
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UtahvariesVaries✓Depends on CertificationState or RID certification, or EIPA, must apply for state "recogniction"
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VermontNot Required
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VirginiaNot Required
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WashingtonNot Required
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West Virginia$25/?✓Registration & Credentials
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✓WisconsinAugust 31st$61.35/$61.35✓4.0 CEUS p/2 years1.0 DEI, 1.0 GS (no more than), remaining PS
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WyomingPermint Education only
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Color Coding:If you notice an error or missing information
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Blue - States that require licenseplease email:
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Gray - States that don't require license or registrationaslinterpreter+spreadsheet@proton.me
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Orange - States that require license only for specialty areas
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Green - States that require registration
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Yellow - Sates that have some other specifc requirement
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Fees listed do not include late fees only intial fee/renewal fee and only for general license, not specialty, provisional, or temporary licneses.
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All information is to the best of my knowledge and currant as of July 2026.
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