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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the persons authorized to administer an oath in this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 602.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 602.002. OATH MADE IN TEXAS. An oath made in this |
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state may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by: |
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(1) a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal |
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court; |
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(2) a judge, retired judge, senior judge, clerk, or |
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commissioner of a court of record; |
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(3) a justice of the peace, a retired justice of the |
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peace, or a clerk of a justice court; |
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(4) an associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, |
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or criminal law hearing officer; |
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(5) a notary public; |
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(6) a member of a board or commission created by a law |
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of this state, in a matter pertaining to a duty of the board or |
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commission; |
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(7) a person employed by the Texas Ethics Commission |
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who has a duty related to a report required by Title 15, Election |
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Code, in a matter pertaining to that duty; |
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(8) a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of |
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the county tax assessor-collector if the oath relates to a document |
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that is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the |
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county tax assessor-collector; |
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(9) the secretary of state or a former secretary of |
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state; |
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(10) an employee of a personal bond office, or an |
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employee of a county, who is employed to obtain information |
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required to be obtained under oath if the oath is required or |
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authorized by Article 17.04 or by Article 26.04(n) or (o), Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; |
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(11) the lieutenant governor or a former lieutenant |
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governor; |
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(12) the speaker of the house of representatives or a |
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former speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(13) the governor or a former governor; |
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(14) a legislator or retired legislator; |
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(14-a) the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk |
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of the house of representatives; |
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(15) the attorney general or a former attorney |
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general; |
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(16) the secretary or clerk of a municipality in a |
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matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality; |
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(17) a peace officer described by Article 2.12, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure, if: |
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(A) the oath is administered when the officer is |
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engaged in the performance of the officer's duties; and |
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(B) the administration of the oath relates to the |
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officer's duties; or |
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(18) a county treasurer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |