Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 21.008 – Privilege of Interpreter for the Deaf
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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 21.008
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
If a deaf person communicates through an interpreter to a person under circumstances in which the communication would be privileged and the deaf person could not be required to testify about the communication, the privilege applies to the interpreter as well.