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Senate Bill 335 |
Senate Author: Carona |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Hartnett |
Senate Bill 335 amends the Property Code to enact the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act. The bill provides that an electronic document satisfies a law requiring that a document be an original, be on paper, or be in writing as a condition for recording and that an electronic signature satisfies a law requiring a document to be signed. The bill also provides that a requirement that a document or signature be notarized or otherwise witnessed is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. The bill requires the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by rule to adopt standards to implement the Act and requires the commission to consider certain factors in keeping the standards, practices, and technology of county clerks in this state in harmony with recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact an electronic recording law. The bill amends the Local Government Code to authorize the use of electronic documents in provisions relating to county records.