§ 46:2362 — Definitions

§2362. 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/transliterator is required pursuant to
this Chapter.
(2) "Intermediary interpreter/transliterator" means any person, including any person
who is deaf or hard of hearing, who is able to assist in providing an accurate interpretation
between spoken English and sign language or between variants of sign language by acting
as an intermediary between a person who is deaf or hard of hearing and a qualified
interpreter/transliterator. The intermediary interpreter/transliterator may be needed for non-manual persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and shall be provided.
(3) "Interpreter/transliterator" means a facilitator of communication among persons
with hearing and persons who are deaf or hard of hearing as provided in R.S. 46:2365 and
2368.
(4) A "person who is deaf or hard of hearing" means a person who, because of
hearing loss, has difficulty understanding the communication occurring.
(5) "Qualified interpreter/transliterator" means any person certified by the Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf, or in the event an interpreter/transliterator so certified is not
available, one whose qualifications are such that he is able to accurately communicate with
and convey information to and from the person who is deaf or hard of hearing.
(6) "Quasi-judicial proceeding" means any proceeding of a public administrative
office or body which is required to investigate facts, ascertain the existence of facts, hold
hearings, and draw conclusions from them as a basis for their official action, and to exercise
discretion of a judicial nature.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.