§ 51.5-113. Statewide interpreter service
The Department is authorized to establish, maintain and coordinate a statewide service to provide courts, state and local legislative bodies and agencies, both public and private, and persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing who request the same with qualified interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing out of such funds as may be appropriated […]
§ 51.5-114. Gifts and donations; disposition of moneys received
The Department is authorized to receive such gifts and donations, either from public or private sources, as may be offered unconditionally or under such conditions as in the judgment of the Department are proper and consistent with this chapter. All moneys received as gifts or donations or state appropriations shall be deposited in the state […]
§ 51.5-108. Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing continued
The Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing is continued. The Department shall be in the executive branch of the state government and shall be assigned to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. 1984, c. 670, § 63.1-85.1:2; 1985, c. 447; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-109. Director; appointment; compensation; qualifications
The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Department who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be paid such compensation as the Governor may fix. The Director may be either a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing or one with normal hearing, but shall be a trained professional who is experienced […]
§ 51.5-110. Powers and duties of Director
A. The Director shall have the following duties and powers: 1. To supervise the administration of the Department; 2. To prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations; 3. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter; 4. […]
§ 51.5-111. Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing defined and categorized
For the purposes of this chapter, persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing include those who experience hearing losses that range from a mild hearing loss to a profound hearing loss. They are categorized as follows: 1. Persons who are deaf are those whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing, with or without amplification, is […]
§ 51.5-112. Powers and duties of Department
The Department shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To develop a program to inform persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and the public of opportunities available for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing to fulfill their needs and solve certain problems through existing state and local services and to make available such other […]
§ 51.5-107. Powers and duties of Board
The Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To ensure the development of long-range programs and plans provided by the state and local governments for Virginians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; 2. To review and comment on all budgets and requests for appropriations for the Department prior to their submission to the Secretary […]
§ 51.5-104. Use of words “State,” “Commonwealth,” or “Virginia.”
No person, association, or corporation engaged in the sale of blind-made products may use the words “State,” “Commonwealth,” or “Virginia” in its company or corporate title unless such person, association, or corporation is actually an instrumentality of the Commonwealth. Code 1950, § 63-204.29; 1966, c. 169; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-170; 2002, c. 747.
§ 51.5-105. Certain acts declared misdemeanors
Any person, firm, corporation, institution or association, who (i) shall use or employ an imprint, stamp, symbol or label issued or approved by the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired or an imitation thereof without having registered with the Department, or (ii) who shall directly or indirectly by any means indicate or tend to […]