Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.008
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.008, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 21.008. PRIVILEGE OF INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF.
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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.
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