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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to substituted service of citation through a social media |
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presence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 17, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 17.032 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 17.032. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA |
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PRESENCE. (a) If substituted service of citation is authorized |
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under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the court, in accordance |
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with the rules adopted by the supreme court under Subsection (b), |
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may prescribe as a method of service an electronic communication |
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sent to the defendant through a social media presence. |
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(b) The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide for the |
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substituted service of citation by an electronic communication sent |
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to a defendant through a social media presence. |
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court of Texas shall adopt rules |
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under Section 17.032, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than December 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. Section 17.032, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an action commenced on |
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or after the effective date of the rules adopted by the Supreme |
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Court of Texas under that section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |