As used in this section, the term “non-English speaking person” shall mean a person whose native speaking language is a language other than English, and who continues to use his or her native language as his or her primary means of oral and written communication.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 2, 1976, D.C. Law 1-79, title IV, §§ 402, 403, 23 DCR 2050; Apr. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 1-126, title IV, § 402, 24 DCR 2372; Mar. 16, 1982, D.C. Law 4-88, §§ 2(q), 6, 29 DCR 458.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 1-1309(a).
1973 Ed., § 1-1105c.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-79, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-1001.02.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 1-126, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-1001.02.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 4-88, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 1-1001.01.