{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.004","heading":"INTERPRETER'S POSITION IN COURT.","body":"If a court is required to appoint an interpreter under this subchapter, the court may not start proceedings until the appointed interpreter is in court in a position not more than 10 feet from and in full view of the deaf person.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","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#21.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"e9b93ed059c2f4aa4c3830f092d586c55244b9d2326c268528f41e86b2bb324c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}