2006 Utah Code - 78-24a-1 — Definitions.

     78-24a-1.   Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding officer or similar official of any court, board, commission, authority, department, agency, legislative body, or of any proceeding of any nature where a qualified interpreter is required under this act.
     (2) "Hearing-impaired person" and "hearing-impaired parent" means a deaf or hard of hearing person who, because of sensory or environmental conditions, requires the assistance of a qualified interpreter or other special assistance for communicative purposes.
     (3) "Necessary steps" or "necessary services" include provisions of qualified interpreters, lip reading, pen and paper, typewriters, closed-circuit television with closed-caption translations, computers with print-out capability, and telecommunications devices for the deaf or similar devices.
     (4) "Qualified interpreter" means a sign language or oral interpreter as provided in Sections 78-24a-3 and 78-24a-6 of this act.

Amended by Chapter 118, 1995 General Session