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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to proof that is acceptable for identifying individuals |
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acknowledging written instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 121.005, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written |
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instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence |
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that the acknowledging person is the person who executed the |
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instrument and is described in it. An officer may accept, as |
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satisfactory evidence of the identity of an acknowledging person, |
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only: |
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(1) the oath of a credible witness personally known to |
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the officer; or |
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(2) a current identification card or other document |
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issued by the federal government, a foreign government, or any |
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state government that contains the photograph and signature of the |
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acknowledging person. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |