79R2287 PEP-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 1375



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the manner of administering oaths for certain 
electronically transmitted documents in justice or municipal 
court.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Article 45.019(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  A complaint may be sworn to before any officer 
authorized to administer oaths.  The requirement of an oath under 
this code is satisfied for a complaint or other related document 
transmitted electronically as permitted by Article 45.012 if:
		(1)  all or part of the document was sworn to; and                     
		(2)  the electronic form states which parts of the 
document were sworn to and the name of the officer administering the 
oath.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.