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TX Loc Govt Code § 193.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.009. Indexing of Records on Microfilm

Sec. 193.009.  INDEXING OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.  (a)  An instrument that is recorded and classified on microfilm as provided by Section 193.008 must be alphabetically indexed and cross-indexed in the indexes to that official public record under the names of the parties identified in the instrument.(b)  The index entry for an instrument recorded in the official public records of real property, personal property and chattels, or governmental, business, and personal matters must give:(1)  the names of the parties to the instrument;(2)  a brief description of the nature of the instrument;(3)  the date of filing;(4)  a brief description of the property, if any;  and(5)  the location of the microfilm image of the instrument by roll or group number and by image number, or by another suitable method permissible under rules adopted under Chapter 204.(c)  The index entry for an instrument recorded in the official public records of probate courts, county civil courts, county criminal courts, or the commissioners court must give information that would assist in further identifying the cause or action, including:(1)  the names of the parties to the action, except an action in the commissioners court;(2)  the nature of the cause or action;(3)  the date the cause or action was opened or taken;(4)  the court in which the cause or action lies;(5)  the docket number;  and(6)  the location of the microfilm image of the instrument by roll or group number and by image number, or by another suitable method permissible under rules adopted under Chapter 204.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.010. Revision of Indexes of Records on Microfilm

Sec. 193.010.  REVISION OF INDEXES OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.  (a)  The indexes must be periodically revised throughout the year to obtain a complete alphabetical index to each of the classes of official public records for each calendar year.(b)  The clerk may not make a marginal entry to a previously completed index.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.011. Registers of Court Records on Microfilm

Sec. 193.011.  REGISTERS OF COURT RECORDS ON MICROFILM.  (a)  A current register of court docket numbers must be maintained in numerical order for each type of court record included in an official public record.(b)  An entry in a register maintained under this section must include essentially the same information as is included in the equivalent index entry under Section 193.009.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.012. Return of Original Instruments

Sec. 193.012.  RETURN OF ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS.  After an original instrument that is not involved in or related to a court matter or proceeding has been microfilmed and the microfilm has satisfied the requirements of Chapter 204 and rules adopted under that chapter, the county clerk shall return the original instrument to the person who filed it for record.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.013. Computerized Index for Certain Records

Sec. 193.013.  COMPUTERIZED INDEX FOR CERTAIN RECORDS.  An index for a record listed in Section 193.008(b) may be stored or maintained by computer if a security or backup copy of the index is created on a daily basis and stored in a climate-controlled location that is equipped with fire alarms and sprinklers.  The storage location must be separate from the building in which the computer is located.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 194.0065 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.001. Definitions

Sec. 195.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.(2)  "Director and librarian" means the executive and administrative officer of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.(3)  "Electronic document" has the meaning assigned by Section 15.002, Property Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.002. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 195.002.  ADOPTION OF RULES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules by which a county clerk may accept electronic documents and other instruments by electronic filing and record electronic documents and other instruments electronically under Section 191.009.(b)  The rules must provide for:(1)  the electronic filing with and recording by the county clerk of:(A)  real property records; and(B)  except for records maintained under Section 192.006, other instruments filed with and recorded by the county clerk as determined by the commission;(2)  the means by which an electronic document or other instrument may be electronically transmitted to a county clerk for filing;(3)  the means by which a county clerk may electronically record an electronic document or other instrument filed electronically;(4)  requiring that the means adopted under Subdivision (2) or (3) be generally available, nonproprietary technology; and(5)  security standards to prevent the filing and recording of fraudulent electronic documents or other instruments or alteration of electronic documents or other instruments that were previously filed and recorded electronically.(c)  Rules adopted by the commission under this section that permit the use of digital signatures in the electronic filing of electronic documents or other instruments with the county clerk must be, to the extent practicable, consistent with rules governing digital signatures adopted by the Department of Information Resources under Section 2054.060, Government Code.(d)  Before adopting or amending a rule under this section, the commission shall consider the recommendations of the Electronic Recording Advisory Committee established under Section 195.008.(e)  Notwithstanding Sections 322.017 and 322.018, Business & Commerce Code, a county clerk may accept any filed electronic record, as defined by Section 322.002, Business & Commerce Code, or electronic document and may electronically record that electronic document or record if the filing and recording of that electronic document or record complies with rules adopted by the commission under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.24, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.003. Persons Authorized to File Electronically

Sec. 195.003.  PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY.  (a)  The following persons may file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter:(1)  an attorney licensed in this state;(2)  a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union doing business under laws of the United States or this state;(3)  a federally chartered lending institution, a federal government-sponsored entity, an instrumentality of the federal government, or a person approved as a mortgagee by the United States to make federally insured loans;(4)  a person licensed to make regulated loans in this state;(5)  a title insurance company or title insurance agent licensed to do business in this state;(6)  an agency of this state; or(7)  a municipal clerk.(a-1)  In addition to persons listed under Subsection (a), a county may authorize a person to file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person for that purpose.  This subsection applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.(b)  A fee may not be charged to a person authorized to file under this section, except as provided by Section 195.006 or 195.007.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1260 (H.B. 2048), Sec. 21, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1437), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.004. Notice of Confirmation

Sec. 195.004.  NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION.  (a)  A county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter shall confirm or reject an electronic filing of an electronic document or other instrument not later than the first business day after the date the electronic document or other instrument is filed.  Notice under this section must be made:(1)  by electronic means if possible; or(2)  if notice under Subdivision (1) is not possible, by telephone or electronic facsimile machine.(b)  If the county clerk fails to provide notice of rejection within the time provided by Subsection (a), the electronic document or other instrument is considered accepted for filing and may not subsequently be rejected.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.005. Time Electronic Document or Other Instrument Considered Filed or Recorded

Sec. 195.005.  TIME ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT CONSIDERED FILED OR RECORDED.  An electronic document or other instrument that is recorded electronically under this chapter is considered to be recorded in compliance with a law relating to the recording of electronic documents or other instruments as of the county clerk's business day on which the electronic document or other instrument is filed electronically.  An electronic document or other instrument filed electronically under this chapter must be recorded as timely as an instrument filed by any other means.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.006. Additional Fee Prohibited

Sec. 195.006.  ADDITIONAL FEE PROHIBITED.  The fee to file or record an electronic document or other instrument electronically under this chapter is the same as the fee for filing or recording the instrument by other means, and a county clerk may not charge an additional fee for filing or recording an electronic document or other instrument electronically under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.007. Access to Electronic Document or Other Instrument Recorded Electronically

Sec. 195.007.  ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT RECORDED ELECTRONICALLY.  (a)  An electronic document or other instrument filed or recorded electronically must be available for public inspection in the same manner and at the same time as an instrument filed or recorded by other means.(b)  The county clerk shall provide a requestor, as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, of an electronic document or other instrument filed or recorded electronically under this chapter with electronic copies of the electronic document or other instrument in a form that is capable of being processed by the use of technology that is generally available and nonproprietary in nature.  The county clerk shall provide the copies to the requestor at the cost of producing the copies in accordance with Section 552.262, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.008. Electronic Recording Advisory Committee

Sec. 195.008.  ELECTRONIC RECORDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Electronic Recording Advisory Committee shall be appointed as required by this section to recommend to the commission initial and subsequent rules to be adopted under this chapter.(b)  The committee consists of:(1)  the following persons appointed by the director and librarian:(A)  one person who is employed by or is an officer of a title insurance agent or title insurance company;(B)  an officer or employee of a federal government-sponsored entity;(C)  a person who as a usual business practice obtains copies of recorded instruments from a county clerk to maintain an abstract or title plant; and(D)  a public representative;(2)  two persons who are county judges or county commissioners appointed by the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas;(3)  four county clerks appointed by the County and District Clerks' Association of Texas;(4)  three persons who are employed by or officers of different title insurance agents or companies appointed by the Texas Land Title Association;(5)  the presiding officer of the Title Insurance Subcommittee of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas or the functional equivalent of that subcommittee;(6)  the attorney general or a person designated by the attorney general;(7)  the comptroller or a person designated by the comptroller;(8)  the executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission or a person designated by the executive director;(9)  the executive director of the Department of Information Resources or a person designated by the executive director; and(10)  the director and librarian or a person designated by the director and librarian, who also serves as presiding officer of the committee.(c)  A member of the committee serves a term of two years that expires on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.(d)  A vacancy in the membership of the committee is filled in the same manner as the initial appointment and is for the remainder of the unexpired term.(e)  A meeting of the committee is at the call of the presiding officer and is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.(f)  A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the commission for serving on the committee.  A member of the committee who is an employee or officer of a state agency is entitled to compensation and reimbursement of expenses for service on the committee as determined by the state agency of which the member is an officer or employee.  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. May 10, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 123, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 195.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 195 - Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk|Section 195.009. Filing

Sec. 195.009.  FILING.  For purposes of this chapter, an electronic document or other instrument is filed with the county clerk when it is received by the county clerk, unless the county clerk rejects the filing within the time and manner provided by this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.001. Short Title

Sec. 201.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This subtitle may be cited as the Local Government Records Act.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.002. Purpose

Sec. 201.002.  PURPOSE.  Recognizing that the citizens of the state have a right to expect, and the state has an obligation to foster, efficient and cost-effective government and recognizing the central importance of local government records in the lives of all citizens, the legislature finds that:(1)  the efficient management of local government records is necessary to the effective and economic operation of local and state government;(2)  the preservation of local government records of permanent value is necessary to provide the people of the state with resources concerning their history and to document their rights of citizenship and property;(3)  convenient access to advice and assistance based on well-established and professionally recognized records management techniques and practices is necessary to promote the establishment of sound records management programs in local governments, and the state can provide the assistance impartially and uniformly;  and(4)  the establishment of uniform standards and procedures for the maintenance, preservation, microfilming, or other disposition of local government records is necessary to fulfill these important public purposes.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.004. Record Books

Sec. 201.004.  RECORD BOOKS.  If a state law relating to the keeping of records by a local government officer or employee requires the records to be kept in a "book," "record book," or "well-bound book," or contains any similar requirement that a record be maintained in bound paper form, the record whose creation is called for in the provision may be maintained on microfilm or stored electronically in accordance with the requirements of Chapters 204 and 205 and rules adopted under those chapters unless the law specifically prohibits those methods.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.005. Declaration of Records as Public Property; Access

Sec. 201.005.  DECLARATION OF RECORDS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY;  ACCESS.  (a)  Local government records created or received in the transaction of official business or the creation or maintenance of which were paid for by public funds are declared to be public property and are subject to the provisions of this subtitle and Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code.(b)  A local government officer or employee does not have, by virtue of the officer's or employee's position, any personal or property right to a local government record even though the officer or employee developed or compiled it.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.006. Records to Be Delivered to Successor in Office

Sec. 201.006.  RECORDS TO BE DELIVERED TO SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE.  (a)  A custodian of local government records shall, at the expiration of the custodian's term of office, appointment, or employment, deliver to the custodian's successor, if there is one, all local government records in custody.  If there is no successor, the governing body shall determine which officer of the local government shall have custody.(b)  If the functions of an office of one local government are assumed by another local government, the governing bodies of the two local governments shall determine in which local government custody of the records of the office shall be vested.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 201.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.008. Records of Abolished Offices of County Superintendents of Schools

Sec. 201.008.  RECORDS OF ABOLISHED OFFICES OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.  (a)  Records of an office of county superintendent of schools or county superintendent of education abolished under former Section 17.95, Education Code, before September 1, 1989, that are still in the possession of a custodian of county records or a county officer shall be transferred to the custody of the commission by order of the director and librarian.(b)  The director and librarian shall determine the time and manner of the transfer of the records on a county-by-county basis.  The cost of the transfer shall be paid for out of funds of the commission.(c)  The county judge of a county in which a custodian of county records has possession of the records of an abolished office of the county superintendent of schools may petition the director and librarian to allow the county to retain all or part of the records and the director and librarian may grant the petition.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.70, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|