Sec. 31.018. TRANSLATOR. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a translator who thoroughly understands the Spanish and English languages.
(b) The translator shall take the official oath.
(c) The translator shall translate into English any laws and public contracts relating to titles to real property and any original titles or papers which are written in the Spanish language and which are filed in the land office.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2371, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.