Section 521-A:1 - Definitions As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:
I. "Appointing authority" means the presiding justice of any court, the chairman of any board, commission or authority, and the director or commissioner of any department or agency, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding wherein a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this chapter.II. "Deaf person" means any person whose hearing is so impaired as to seriously prohibit the person from processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, so as to require the use of an interpreter. This includes, but is not limited to, persons who are deaf, deaf and blind, or severely hard of hearing.III. "Principal party in interest" means a person in any proceeding in which he is a named party or a person with respect to whom the decision or action which may be taken in any proceeding directly affects.IV. "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter licensed under RSA 326-I.1977, 542:1. 1989, 51:2, 3. 2001, 232 : 4 , eff. July 1, 2001.