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House Bill 2566 |
House Author: Madden |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Carona |
House Bill 2566 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to prohibit an inmate or certain persons filing on behalf of an inmate from filing specified instruments relating to real or personal property that are recorded in a court or filing office unless the document includes a statement indicating that the document is being filed by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate. The bill amends the Government Code to create a presumption that a document or instrument filed in a court or with the secretary of state purporting to create a lien or assert a claim against real or personal property that is filed by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate is fraudulent. The bill sets out conditions under which the presumption can be rebutted.