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TX Govt Code § 601.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.002. Performance of Duties by First Assistant or Chief Deputy

Sec. 601.002.  PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES BY FIRST ASSISTANT OR CHIEF DEPUTY.  (a)  The first assistant or chief deputy of a public office in which a physical vacancy occurs shall conduct the affairs of the office until a successor qualifies for the office.(b)  The authority of a first assistant or chief deputy to discharge the duties of an office under Subsection (a) ceases when the successor to the office qualifies for the office.(c)  If the vacancy occurs during a legislative session and the successor to the office is subject to senate confirmation, the authority of the first assistant or chief deputy to discharge the duties of an office under Subsection (a) ceases on the earlier of:(1)  the end of the last day of the session;  or(2)  the end of the 21st day after the day the person began discharging the duties of the office.(d)  This section does not apply to a vacancy on a board or commission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 601.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.003. Regular Term of State, District, County, or Precinct Office

Sec. 601.003.  REGULAR TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT, COUNTY, OR PRECINCT OFFICE.  (a)  The regular term of an elective state, district, county, or precinct office begins on January 1 of the year following the general election for state and county officers.(b)  A person elected to a regular term of office shall qualify and assume the duties of the office on, or as soon as possible after, January 1 of the year following the person's election.(c)  This section does not apply to the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, or state representative.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 601.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.004. Person Elected to Unexpired Term of State, District, County, or Precinct Office

Sec. 601.004.  PERSON ELECTED TO UNEXPIRED TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT, COUNTY, OR PRECINCT OFFICE.  A person who receives a certificate of election to an unexpired term of an office is entitled to qualify for and assume the duties of the office immediately and shall take office as soon as possible after the receipt of the certificate of election, subject to Section 212.0331, Election Code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1144, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 601.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.005. Governor to Commission State or County Officers

Sec. 601.005.  GOVERNOR TO COMMISSION STATE OR COUNTY OFFICERS.  (a)  The governor shall issue a commission to each state or county officer, other than the governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state representative, who qualifies for office.(b)  The secretary of state shall perform ministerial duties incidental to administer this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 601.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.006. Certified Statement of Persons Elected to County or Precinct Offices

Sec. 601.006.  CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF PERSONS ELECTED TO COUNTY OR PRECINCT OFFICES.  (a)  On or immediately after January 1 after a general election for state and county officers, each county clerk shall deliver to the secretary of state a certified statement that contains for each person elected to a county or precinct office in the election:(1)  the name of the person;(2)  the office to which the person was elected;  and(3)  the date the person qualified for the office.(b)  The secretary of state shall prescribe necessary forms for the statement and instructions for delivery of the statement.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 601.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.007. Evidence of Qualification for Office

Sec. 601.007.  EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE.  On demand of a citizen of this state, the comptroller, a commissioners court, a county treasurer, or any other officer of the state or of a municipality who is authorized by law to make, order, or audit payment to an officer of the state, of a county, or of a municipality of compensation, fees, or perquisites for official services shall, before making, ordering, or auditing the payment, require the officer to produce:(1)  the certificate of election or of appointment to the office that is required by law to be issued to the officer;  or(2)  a certified copy of the judgment or decree that:(A)  was issued by a court of competent jurisdiction;  and(B)  determined the officer's claim to the office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 601.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.008. Unauthorized Officers

Sec. 601.008.  UNAUTHORIZED OFFICERS.  (a)  An officer or court of this state or of a municipality may not make, order, allow, or audit payment of a person's claim for compensation, fees, perquisites, or services as an officer of the state or of the municipality unless the person:(1)  has been:(A)  lawfully elected as the officer and determined to be elected to the office by the canvass conducted of the election for the office;(B)  appointed as the officer by the lawful appointing authority;  or(C)  adjudged to be the officer by a state court of competent jurisdiction;  and(2)  has qualified as the officer under law.(b)  A person who has not been elected or appointed to an office or has not qualified for office, as prescribed by Subsection (a), is not entitled to:(1)  receive payment for services as the officer;  or(2)  exercise the powers or jurisdiction of the office.(c)  The official acts of a person who claims a right to exercise the power or jurisdiction of an office contrary to this section are void.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 601.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.009. Elected Officer Must Be Registered Voter

Sec. 601.009.  ELECTED OFFICER MUST BE REGISTERED VOTER.  (a)  A person may not qualify for a public elective office unless the person is a registered voter.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to an office for which the federal or state constitution prescribes exclusive qualification requirements.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the governing body of a district created under Section 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (H.B. 484), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 601.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 601 - Election and Office Holding|Section 601.011. Vacancy on Final Felony Conviction of Member of Legislature, Governor, or State Elected Official

Sec. 601.011.  VACANCY ON FINAL FELONY CONVICTION OF MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR, OR STATE ELECTED OFFICIAL.  A member of the legislature, the governor, or a state elected official convicted of a felony vacates the member's, governor's, or official's office on the date the conviction becomes final.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 500), Sec. 2, eff. June 6, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 602.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.001. Definition

Sec. 602.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "oath" includes the oath in an affidavit.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 602.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.003. Oath Made Outside Texas but Inside United States

Sec. 602.003.  OATH MADE OUTSIDE TEXAS BUT INSIDE UNITED STATES.  An oath made outside this state but inside the United States or its territories may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:(1)  a clerk of a court of record having a seal;(2)  a commissioner of deeds appointed under a law of this state;  or(3)  a notary public.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 602.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.004. Oath Made Outside United States

Sec. 602.004.  OATH MADE OUTSIDE UNITED STATES.  An oath made outside the United States and its territories may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:(1)  a minister, commissioner, or charge d'affaires of the United States who resides in and is accredited to the country where the oath or affidavit is made;(2)  a consul-general, consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, vice-commercial agent, deputy consul, or consular agent of the United States who resides in the country where the oath or affidavit is made;  or(3)  a notary public.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 602.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.005. Oath Made by Member of Armed Forces or by Member's Spouse

Sec. 602.005.  OATH MADE BY MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES OR BY MEMBER'S SPOUSE.  (a)  A commissioned officer of the United States armed forces or of a United States armed forces auxiliary may administer an oath made by a member of the armed forces, a member of an armed forces auxiliary, or a member's spouse and may give a certificate of the fact.(b)  Unless there is pleading or evidence to the contrary, a certificate signed under this section that is offered in evidence establishes that:(1)  the commissioned officer who signed was a commissioned officer on the date the officer signed;  and(2)  the person who made the oath or affidavit was a member of the armed forces or an armed forces auxiliary or was a member's spouse when the oath was made.(c)  An oath is not invalid because the commissioned officer who certified the oath did not attach an official seal to the certificate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 602.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.006. Oath of Office

Sec. 602.006.  OATH OF OFFICE.  An oath of office may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by a member of the legislature.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 602.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths|Section 602.007. Filing of Oath Made by Certain Judicial Officers and Judicial Appointees

Sec. 602.007.  FILING OF OATH MADE BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND JUDICIAL APPOINTEES.  The oath made and signed statement executed as required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, by any of the following judicial officers and judicial appointees shall be filed with the secretary of state:(1)  an officer appointed by the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or the State Bar of Texas; and(2)  an associate judge appointed under Subchapter B or C, Chapter 201, Family Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 1329), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 603.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.001. Definition

Sec. 603.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "document" includes any instrument, paper, or other record.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.002. Copies of Documents Available to Public

Sec. 603.002.  COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.  The secretary of state, Commissioner of the General Land Office, comptroller, commissioner of agriculture, Banking Commissioner, state librarian, or attorney general:(1)  shall furnish to a person on request a certified copy, under seal, of any document in the officer's office that is available under law to that person;  and(2)  may not demand or collect a fee from an officer of the state for a copy of any document in the respective offices or for a certificate in relation to a matter in the respective offices if the copy is required in the performance of an official duty of the office of the state officer requesting the copy.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 603.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.003. Copies for Claims Relating to Military Service

Sec. 603.003.  COPIES FOR CLAIMS RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE.  (a)  A county clerk, district clerk, or other public official on request shall furnish without cost to a person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir one or more certified copies of a document that is in the custody of or on file in the county clerk's, district clerk's, or other public official's office if:(1)  the person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir is eligible to make a claim against the United States government because of service in the United States armed forces or an auxiliary service, including the maritime service or the merchant marine;  and(2)  the document is necessary to prove the claim.(b)  The issuance of a certified copy under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum fee of the office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.004. Fees for Certificates or Copies of Documents

Sec. 603.004.  FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary of state, land commissioner, comptroller, commissioner of agriculture, Banking Commissioner, state librarian, attorney general, or other officer of the state or a head of a state department shall collect the following fees for the following services:(1)  a copy, other than a photographic copy, of a document in an office in English, for each page or fraction of a page, $1.50;(2)  a copy, other than a photographic copy, of a document in an office in a language other than English, for each page or fraction of a page, $2;(3)  a translated copy of a document in an office, the greater of $.03 for each word or $5;(4)  a copy of a plat or map in an office, a fee the officer of the office in which the copy is made may establish with reference to the amount of labor, supplies, and materials required;  or(5)  a sealed certificate affixed to a copy, including a certificate affixed to a photographic copy, $1.(b)  The state librarian may charge for a photographic copy a fee determined by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission with reference to the amount of labor, supplies, and materials required.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.005. Fee for Acknowledgment

Sec. 603.005.  FEE FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.  An officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgment or proof of a deed or other written instrument shall receive the same fee a notary public may receive for the same service.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.006. Fee Book

Sec. 603.006.  FEE BOOK.  An officer who by law may charge a fee for a service shall keep a fee book and shall enter in the book all fees charged for services rendered.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.007. Bill for Fees

Sec. 603.007.  BILL FOR FEES.  A fee under this chapter is not payable to a person until a clerk or officer produces, or is ready to produce, a bill in writing containing the details of the fee to the person who owes the fee.  The bill must be signed by the clerk or officer to whom the fee is due or who charges the fee or by the successor in office or legal representative of the clerk or officer.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.008. Posting of Fees Required

Sec. 603.008.  POSTING OF FEES REQUIRED.  A county judge, clerk of a district or county court, sheriff, justice of the peace, constable, or notary public shall keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place in the respective offices a complete list of fees the person may charge by law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 603.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.009. Disposition of Fees

Sec. 603.009.  DISPOSITION OF FEES.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, an officer required to collect a fee under Section 603.004 shall deposit the fee in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.(b)  Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.61, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.(c)  The Texas Employment Commission shall deposit fees in accordance with federal law.(d)  The Texas State Library and Archives Commission shall retain fees collected under this chapter by the state librarian.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.61, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 603.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office|Section 603.010. Overcharging of Fees; Penalty

Sec. 603.010.  OVERCHARGING OF FEES;  PENALTY.  An officer named in this chapter who demands and receives a higher fee than authorized under this chapter or a fee that is not authorized under this chapter is liable to the aggrieved person for four times the amount unlawfully demanded and received.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 604.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 604 - Official Bonds|Section 604.001. Filing of Official Bond

Sec. 604.001.  FILING OF OFFICIAL BOND.  An officer required by law to give an official bond shall file the bond with the officer's oath of office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 604.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 604 - Official Bonds|Section 604.002. Sureties

Sec. 604.002.  SURETIES.  An officer shall execute the officer's official bond with:(1)  two or more good and sufficient sureties;  or(2)  a solvent surety company authorized to do business in this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 604.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 604 - Official Bonds|Section 604.003. Depository of Bond of Certain Officers

Sec. 604.003.  DEPOSITORY OF BOND OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or other law, the officer approving the bond of an officer required by law to give an official bond payable to the governor or the state shall deposit the bond with the comptroller.(b)  The governor shall deposit the official bond of the comptroller with the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|