Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 121.001 — OFFICERS WHO MAY TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OR PROOFS

CP § 121.001Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 121. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PROOFS OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS

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(a)An acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument may be taken in this state by:

(1)a clerk of a district court;

(2)a judge or clerk of a county court;

(3)a notary public;

(4)a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of the county tax assessor-collector if the instrument is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the county tax assessor-collector; or

(5)an employee of a personal bond office if the acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument is required or authorized by Article 17.04, Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 986, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001.