Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 121.012 — RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

CP § 121.012Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 121. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PROOFS OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS

Statute text

(a)An officer authorized by law to take an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded must enter in a well-bound book and officially sign a short statement of each acknowledgment or proof. The statement must contain the date that the acknowledgment or proof was taken, the date of the instrument, and the names of the grantor and grantee of the instrument.

(b)If the execution of the instrument is acknowledged by the grantor of the instrument, the statement must also contain:

(1)the grantor's mailing address;

(2)whether the grantor is personally known to the officer; and

(3)if the grantor is unknown to the officer, the name and mailing address of the person who introduced the grantor to the officer, if any.

(c)If the execution of the instrument is proved by a witness who signed the instrument, the statement must also contain:

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 (S.B. 1098), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.