Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 19.004 — CITATION
CP § 19.004Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 19. LOST RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)If an application is filed to supply a record, the clerk shall issue a citation to the following, as applicable, or to the person's heirs or legal representatives:
(1)each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;
(2)an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed; or
(3)a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.
(b)The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant's right to record a substitute.
(c)Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.