BILL ANALYSIS
By: Harris
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current law authorizes municipal judges, retired municipal judges, and municipal court clerks to administer oaths and provide a certificate of the fact only in matters pertaining to a duty of the court.
As proposed, the bill authorizes municipal judges, retired judges, and clerks to administer oaths and provide a certificate of the fact and removes the limitation applying the authority only to matters pertaining to a duty of the court.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 602.002, Government Code, as follows:
Sec. 602.002. OATH MADE IN TEXAS. Deletes existing text authorizing a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal court to administer an oath and give a certificate of the fact in a matter pertaining to a duty of the court.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Immediately on receipt of required vote; otherwise September 1, 2007.