Sec. 21.002.  INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF PERSONS.  (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.
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.