Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 21.002 · Subchapter A. INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF
INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF PERSONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a civil case or in a deposition, a deaf person who is a party or witness is entitled to have the proceedings interpreted by a court-appointed interpreter. A deaf person who is a juror in any case is entitled to have the proceedings interpreted by a court-appointed interpreter.
(b) The proceedings must be interpreted in a language, including sign language, that the deaf person can understand.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 550, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.21.htm
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