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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of only parts of driver's license and social |
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security numbers in certain court documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 30.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.014. PLEADINGS MUST CONTAIN PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION |
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INFORMATION. (a) In a civil action filed in a district court, |
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county court, statutory county court, or statutory probate court, |
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each party or the party's attorney shall include in its initial |
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pleading: |
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(1) the last two numbers of the party's driver's |
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license number; and |
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(2) the last four numbers of the party's social |
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security number. |
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(b) A court may, on its own motion or the motion of a party, |
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order that an initial pleading be amended to contain the |
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information listed under Subsection (a) if the court determines |
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that the pleading does not contain that information. A court may |
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find a party in contempt if the party does not amend the pleading as |
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ordered by the court under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 52.003, Property Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An abstract of a judgment must show: |
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(1) the names of the plaintiff and defendant; |
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(2) the birthdate [and driver's license number] of the |
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defendant, if available to the clerk or justice; |
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(3) the last two numbers of the driver's license of the |
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defendant, if available; |
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(4) the last four numbers of the social security |
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number of the defendant, if available; |
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(5) the number of the suit in which the judgment was |
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rendered; |
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(6) [(4)] the defendant's address, or if the address |
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is not shown in the suit, the nature of citation and the date and |
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place of service of citation; |
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(7) [(5)] the date on which the judgment was rendered; |
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(8) [(6)] the amount for which the judgment was |
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rendered and the balance due; |
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(9) [(7)] the amount of the balance due, if any, for |
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child support arrearage; and |
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(10) [(8)] the rate of interest specified in the |
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judgment. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 30.014, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a civil action commenced |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A civil action |
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commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the change in law made by this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Subsection (a), Section 52.003, Property Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an abstract of judgment |
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prepared on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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