{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.003","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"The interpreter must hold a current legal certificate issued by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or a current court interpreter certificate issued by the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters in the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 434, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 614 (H.B. 2200), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2006.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 21. INTERPRETERS","SUBCHAPTER A. INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.21.htm#21.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"fcbd2101323e682508c6e1ee1e1295bfb3615836abec79e4483374c03db467f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}