Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 1, § 331
Definitions
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As of July 1, 2021
As used in this subchapter:
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Person who is deaf or hard of hearing" means any person who has such difficulty hearing, even with amplification, that he or she cannot rely on hearing for communication.
(1) “Person who is deaf or hard of hearing” means any person who has such difficulty hearing, even with amplification, that he or she cannot rely on hearing for communication.
(2) "Proceeding" means any judicial proceeding, contested case under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, or other hearing before an administrative agency not included under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25.
(2) “Proceeding” means any judicial proceeding, contested case under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, or other hearing before an administrative agency not included under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25.
(3) “Qualified interpreter” means an interpreter for a person who is deaf or hard of hearing who meets standards of competency established by the national or Vermont Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf as amended, by rule, by the Vermont Commission of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Added 1987, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 20, 2006; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.
(3) “Qualified interpreter” means an interpreter for a person who is deaf or hard of hearing who meets standards of competency established by the national or Vermont Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf as amended, by rule, by the Vermont Commission of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.