Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.053 · Subchapter B. WHEN FILINGS TAKE EFFECT
CONDITIONS FOR DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The date, or the date and time, at which a filing instrument takes effect is delayed if the instrument clearly and expressly states, in addition to any other required statement or information:
(1) the specified date, or the specified date and time, at which the instrument takes effect; or
(2) if the instrument takes effect on or after the occurrence of a future event or fact that may occur:
(A) the event or fact that will cause the instrument to take effect;
(B) when the filing instrument is to take effect if the instrument is to take effect after the occurrence of a specified future event or fact; and
(C) the date of the 90th day after the date the instrument is signed.
(b) If the effectiveness of a filing instrument is to be delayed as permitted by Section 4.052:
(1) the effective date may not be later than the 90th day after the date the instrument is signed; and
(2) the specified time at which the instrument is to take effect may not be specified as "12:00 a.m." or "12:00 p.m."
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 658 (S.B. 1859), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.4.htm
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