Tex. Gov't Code § 51.905 · Subchapter J. CERTAIN FRAUDULENT RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the lien or other claim that is the subject of a judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law authorized by this subchapter is one that is authorized by law to be filed with the secretary of state, any person may file a certified copy of the judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law in the records of the secretary of state, who shall file the certified copy of the finding in the same class of records as the subject document or instrument was originally filed and index it using the same names that were used in indexing the subject document or instrument.
(b) The secretary of state may charge a filing fee of $15 for filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 14, eff. May 21, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.51.htm
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