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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the method of delivery of certain notices sent by |
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statutory probate court associate judges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 54.614(c) and (d), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Notice may be given to the parties: |
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(1) in open court, by an oral statement or a copy of |
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the associate judge's written report; |
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(2) by certified mail, return receipt requested; [or] |
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(3) by facsimile transmission; or |
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(4) by electronic mail. |
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(d) There is a rebuttable presumption that notice is |
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received on the date stated on: |
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(1) the signed return receipt, if notice was provided |
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by certified mail; [or] |
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(2) the confirmation page produced by the facsimile |
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machine, if notice was provided by facsimile transmission; or |
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(3) a printout evidencing submission of the electronic |
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mail message, if notice was provided by electronic mail. |
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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. |