Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 261.009 · Chapter 261. UTILITY SECURITY INSTRUMENTS
CERTIFICATE OF FILING; FEE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On request of any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate that:
(1) indicates whether on the date and hour stated in the request, there is on file any presently effective utility security instrument naming a particular utility; and
(2) if there is, states:
(A) the date and hour the utility security instrument was filed; and
(B) the names and addresses of each secured party.
(b) The amount of the fee for a certificate under this section is the same as the amount of the fee provided by Section 9.525(d).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 547 (S.B. 1699), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.261.htm
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