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title: O.C.G.A. § 30-1-1. ‘‘Deaf person’’ defined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 30-1-1. ‘‘Deaf person’’ defined.

As used in this title, the term ‘‘deaf person’’ means any person whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications spoken in a normal conversational tone.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1131, § 1.

## Cross References

Aid to disabled or illiterate in voter registration process, § 21-2-220. Hearing screenings for newborns, § 31-1-3.2.