Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB693 by West (Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create a Class A misdemeanor offense for knowingly affixing a notary seal or counterfeit seal to a document or instrument presumed to be fraudulent and then filing, recording, or attempting to file or record the document or instrument with certain clerks.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 307 Secretary of State