Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 22B > Part 13 - Maintenance and Repair

• Appointing authority: means any court, department, board, commission, agency, licensing authority, political subdivision or municipality of the state required to provide an interpreter. See West Virginia Code 5-14A-2
• Deaf person: means one whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the ordinary purposes of life. See West Virginia Code 5-14A-2
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Oral interpreter: means a person who interprets language through facial and lip movements. See West Virginia Code 5-14A-2
• Qualified interpreter: means an interpreter certified by the national association of the deaf (NAD) or registry of interpreters for the deaf (RID), or, in the event an interpreter so certified is not available, an interpreter whose qualifications are otherwise determined. See West Virginia Code 5-14A-2
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.