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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 17.033 — SUBSTITUTED SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

CP § 17.033Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 17. PARTIES; CITATION; LONG-ARM JURISDICTION · Art. B. CITATION GENERALLY

Statute text

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(a)If substituted service of citation is authorized under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the court, in accordance with the rules adopted by the supreme court under Subsection (b), may prescribe as a method of service an electronic communication sent to the defendant through a social media presence.
(b)The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide for the substituted service of citation by an electronic communication sent to a defendant through a social media presence.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.04(a), eff. June 1, 2020.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.033 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.