SECTION 360.323. Prohibited Acts  


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  • (a) A person may not interpret for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing at a court proceeding or advertise or represent that the person is a certified court interpreter unless the person holds a current court interpreter certificate issued by DARS or a current legal certificate issued by RID.

    (b) Violation of the prohibition in this section is a Class A misdemeanor offense under Government Code, §57.027(a), and may also subject the violator to an administrative penalty assessed by DARS under Government Code, §57.027(b) and §109.321 of this division (relating to Administrative Sanctions Enforceable by DARS).

Source Note: The provisions of this §360.323 adopted to be effective April 24, 2013, 38 TexReg 2513; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 946