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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of documents by county clerks, |
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district clerks, and joint county and district clerks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.3033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.3033. CERTIFIED COPIES. A certified copy made of an |
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original document on file in a district clerk's office must |
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include: |
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(1) on each page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's signature or initials; and |
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(B) the district court seal; and |
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(2) on the final page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's attestation certifying that the |
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copy is a true and correct copy of the original document filed in |
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the clerk's office; |
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(B) the number of pages copied; and |
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(C) the date the copy was issued. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.503 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.503. CERTIFIED COPIES. A certified copy made of an |
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original document on file in a joint clerk's office must include: |
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(1) on each page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's signature or initials; and |
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(B) the applicable court's seal; and |
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(2) on the final page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's attestation certifying that the |
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copy is a true and correct copy of the original document filed in |
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the clerk's office; |
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(B) the number of pages copied; and |
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(C) the date the copy was issued. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 191, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 191.0041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 191.0041. CERTIFIED COPIES. A certified copy made of |
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an original document on file in a county clerk's office must |
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include: |
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(1) on each page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's signature or initials; and |
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(B) either: |
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(i) the commissioners court seal on a copy |
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of a document that is not a court document; or |
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(ii) the court seal on a copy of a court |
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document; and |
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(2) on the final page of the copy: |
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(A) the clerk's attestation certifying that the |
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copy is a true and correct copy of the original document filed in |
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the clerk's office; |
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(B) the number of pages copied; and |
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(C) the date the copy was issued. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |