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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
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Subtitle D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS |
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Chapter 57. COURT INTERPRETERS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 57.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter B:
(1) "Certified court interpreter" means an individual who is a qualified interpreter as defined in Article 38.31, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Section 21.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or certified under Subchapter B by the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services to interpret court proceedings for a hearing-impaired individual.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
(4) "Hearing-impaired individual" means an individual who has a hearing impairment, regardless of whether the individual also has a speech impairment, that inhibits the individual's comprehension of proceedings or communication with others.
(5) "Licensed court interpreter" means an individual licensed under Subchapter C by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to interpret court proceedings for an individual who can hear but who does not comprehend English or communicate in English.
(6) "Real-time captioning" means transcribing the spoken words of an oral proceeding to simultaneously project the words on a screen.
(7) "Court proceeding" includes an arraignment, deposition, mediation, court-ordered arbitration, or other form of alternative dispute resolution.