Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.052 — COURT SEAL
CR § 45A.052Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. B. COURT RECORDS
Statute text
View on source(a)A justice or municipal court shall have a court seal.
(b)The impression of the court seal must be:
(1)attached to all papers issued out of the justice or municipal court except subpoenas; and
(2)used to authenticate the official acts of the clerk and of the recorder.
(c)A court seal may be created by electronic means, including:
(1)optical imaging;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.