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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the destruction of certain court |
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documents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 21.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.010. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN COURT DOCUMENTS |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "court document" means any |
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instrument, document, paper, or other record filed with, otherwise |
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presented to, or produced by a court. |
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(b) A court in this state may not destroy a court document |
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filed with, otherwise presented to, or produced by the court before |
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January 1, 1951. |
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(c) The supreme court may promulgate rules for the retention |
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of court documents described by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |