1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to administration of oaths in Texas.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 602.002, Government Code, as amended by
 1-5     Chapters 325, 638, and 653, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular
 1-6     Session, 1999, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 602.002.  OATH MADE IN TEXAS. An oath made in this state
 1-8     may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:
 1-9                 (1)  a judge or a clerk of a municipal court, in a
1-10     matter pertaining to a duty of the court;
1-11                 (2)  a judge, retired judge, senior judge, clerk, or
1-12     commissioner of a court of record;
1-13                 (3)  a justice of the peace or a clerk of a justice
1-14     court;
1-15                 (4)  a notary public;
1-16                 (5)  a member of a board or commission created by a law
1-17     of this state, in a matter pertaining to a duty of the board or
1-18     commission;
1-19                 (6)  a person employed by the Texas Ethics Commission
1-20     who has a duty related to a report required by Title 15, Election
1-21     Code,  in a matter pertaining to that duty;
1-22                 (7)  a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of
1-23     the county tax assessor-collector if the oath relates to a document
1-24     that is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the
 2-1     county tax assessor-collector;
 2-2                 (8)  the secretary of state;
 2-3                 (9)  the lieutenant governor;
 2-4                 (10)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
 2-5                 (11)  the governor;
 2-6                 (12)  a legislator or retired legislator;
 2-7                 (13)  the attorney general;
 2-8                 (14)  the secretary or clerk of a municipality in a
 2-9     matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality; or
2-10                 (15)  a peace officer described by Article 2.12, Code
2-11     of Criminal Procedure, if:
2-12                       (A)  the oath is administered when the officer is
2-13     engaged in the performance of the officer's duties; and
2-14                       (B)  the administration of the oath relates to
2-15     the officer's duties.
2-16           SECTION 2.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
2-17     over another Act of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001,
2-18     relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
2-19     codes.
2-20           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1766 was passed by the House on May
         11, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1766 was passed by the Senate on May
         22, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not
         voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor