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TX Loc Govt Code § 191.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 191 - General Records Provisions Affecting Counties|Section 191.009. Electronic Filing and Recording

Sec. 191.009.  ELECTRONIC FILING AND RECORDING.  (a)  A county clerk may accept electronic documents and other instruments by electronic filing and record the electronic documents and other instruments electronically if the filing or recording complies with the rules adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Chapter 195. (b)  An electronic document or other instrument that is filed electronically in compliance with the rules adopted under Chapter 195 is considered to have been filed in compliance with any law relating to the filing of instruments with a county clerk.(c)  For purposes of this section:(1)  an instrument is an electronic record, as defined by Section 322.002, Business & Commerce Code; and(2)  "electronic document" has the meaning assigned by Section 15.002, Property Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.23, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 191.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 191 - General Records Provisions Affecting Counties|Section 191.010. Authority to Require Photo Identification to File Certain Documents in Certain Counties

Sec. 191.010.  AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "photo identification" means one of the following forms of photo identification:(1)  a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person by any state or territory of the United States that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;(2)  a United States military identification card that contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;(3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to the person that contains the person's photograph;(4)  a United States Permanent Resident Card that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;(5)  an identification card issued by a municipality intended to serve as a general identification card for the holder that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;(6)  a federally recognized tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;(7)  a United States passport or a passport issued by a foreign government recognized by the United States issued to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or(8)  a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.(b)  A county clerk in a county with a population of 800,000 or more may require a person presenting a document in person for filing in the real property records of the county to present a photo identification to the clerk.  The clerk may copy the photo identification or record information from the photo identification.  The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or record the information from a photo identification.(c)  Information copied or recorded from the photo identification is confidential.(d)  A document filed with a county clerk is not invalid solely because the county clerk did not copy a photo identification or record the information from the photo identification.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 1681), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 714 (H.B. 3415), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 191.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 191 - General Records Provisions Affecting Counties|Section 191.011. Authority of Clerks to Obtain and Retain Identifying Information in Certain Counties

Sec. 191.011.  AUTHORITY OF CLERKS TO OBTAIN AND RETAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Biometric information" means a retina or iris scan, digital or electronic fingerprint scan, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry.(2)  "Electronic storage" has the meaning assigned by Section 205.001.(3)  "Ex officio service" has the meaning assigned by Section 118.023.(4)  "Identifying information" means information in any form, other than biometric information, that may be used to identify an individual.  The term includes information derived from:(A)  a driver's license, personal identification card, or other document, regardless of the intended use of the document;(B)  a photograph;(C)  a recording of the individual's image or voice, including a video or audio recording; or(D)  any other physical or electronic source.(5)  "Public service" means a service related to an official governmental power, duty, program, or activity. The term does not include an incidental service provided only as a courtesy to a member of the public.(b)  A county clerk or district clerk in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more may copy or record identifying information, including a document on which the information is viewable, regarding an individual who:(1)  presents a document or other instrument for filing or recording to the county clerk or district clerk; or(2)  requests or obtains an ex officio service or other public service provided by the county clerk or district clerk.(c)  A county clerk or district clerk may maintain identifying information copied or recorded under this section in an electronic storage format.(d)  Except as otherwise required or authorized by law, a county clerk or district clerk may not:(1)  refuse to file or record a document or other instrument or refuse to provide a public service on the ground that an individual described by Subsection (b) does not have or refuses to provide identifying information; or(2)  charge a fee to copy or record identifying information.(e)  Identifying information copied or recorded under this section is confidential except for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution or a related civil court proceeding.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 899 (H.B. 3492), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.001. General Items

Sec. 192.001.  GENERAL ITEMS.  The county clerk shall record each deed, mortgage, or other instrument that is required or permitted by law to be recorded.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.0015. Subdivision Plat

Sec. 192.0015.  SUBDIVISION PLAT.  In recording a plat or replat of a subdivision of real property, the county clerk and a deputy of the clerk are subject to the requirements and prohibitions established by Section 12.002, Property Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 3.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.002. Military Discharge Records

Sec. 192.002.  MILITARY DISCHARGE RECORDS.  (a)  The county clerk shall record the official discharge of persons who after 1915 have served as members of the United States armed forces, the United States armed forces reserve, or an armed forces auxiliary.(b)  The county clerk may not charge a fee for the recording and keeping of a military discharge record.(c)(1) This subsection applies only in relation to a military discharge record that is recorded with a county clerk under this section before September 1, 2003.(2)  The veteran who is the subject of the record or the legal guardian of the veteran may direct, in writing, that the county clerk destroy all copies of the record that the county clerk makes readily available to the public for purposes of Section 191.006, such as paper copies of the record in the county courthouse or a courthouse annex, microfilm or microfiche copies of the record in the county courthouse or a courthouse annex, and electronic copies of the record that are available to the public.  The county clerk shall comply with the direction within 15 business days after the date the direction is received.  The county clerk's compliance does not violate any law of this state relating to the preservation, destruction, or alienation of public records.  The direction to destroy the copies of the record, the county clerk's compliance, and any delay between the time the direction is made and the time the county clerk destroys the copies may not be used to limit or restrict the public's access to the real property records of the county.(3)  A county clerk who receives a request under Chapter 552, Government Code, for inspection or duplication of a military discharge record recorded before September 1, 2003, is only required to search for the record in places where or media in which the county clerk makes records readily available to the public for purposes of Section 191.006, such as paper records stored in the county courthouse or a courthouse annex, microfilmed or microfiched records stored in the county courthouse or a courthouse annex, and electronically stored records made available to the public.  This subdivision does not apply to a request made by the veteran who is the subject of the military discharge record or the legal guardian of the veteran.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 438, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.003. Records of New or Enlarged County

Sec. 192.003.  RECORDS OF NEW OR ENLARGED COUNTY.  (a)  If a new county is created in whole or in part from the territory of another county or if territory is added to an existing county from another county, the commissioners court of the new county or the enlarged county shall require the county clerk to rerecord each deed, mortgage, conveyance, encumbrance, or muniment of title that affects or relates to real property in the territory taken from the other county and that is recorded in the other county.  If the territory is acquired from more than one county, the clerk shall maintain separate sets of records for the records obtained from each county.  The records shall be indexed and arranged as provided by law.(b)  After the records are legibly rerecorded, the county clerk or the clerk's deputies who rerecorded them shall compare them with the original record.  The county clerk or the clerk's deputies who rerecorded the records shall certify to the correctness of the records under their official oath and shall impress the commissioners court's seal on the records.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.005. Certain Probate Records

Sec. 192.005.  CERTAIN PROBATE RECORDS.  The commissioners court of a county may require the county clerk to record any previously unrecorded probate records if the commissioners court determines that the recording is necessary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.006. County Court Records

Sec. 192.006.  COUNTY COURT RECORDS.  (a)  The county clerk is the custodian of the records of the county court in civil and criminal cases and in matters of probate.  The county clerk shall record each act and proceeding of the county court, record under direction of the judge each judgment of the court, and record the issuance of and return on each execution issued by the court.(b)  The county clerk shall keep the records of the county court properly indexed and arranged.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 192.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 192 - Instruments to Be Recorded by Counties|Section 192.007. Records of Releases and Other Actions

Sec. 192.007.  RECORDS OF RELEASES AND OTHER ACTIONS.  (a)  To release, transfer, assign, or take another action relating to an instrument that is filed, registered, or recorded in the office of the county clerk, a person must file, register, or record another instrument relating to the action in the same manner as the original instrument was required to be filed, registered, or recorded.(b)  An entry, including a marginal entry, may not be made on a previously made record or index to indicate the new action.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.001. Manner of Recording

Sec. 193.001.  MANNER OF RECORDING.  (a)  The county clerk shall record instruments filed for recording in the order that they are filed.  The clerk shall record each instrument with any acknowledgment, proof, affidavit, or certificate that is attached to it.(b)  The clerk shall note at the foot of the record the date and time that the instrument was filed for recording, but if the instrument was recorded electronically the clerk may note on the first page of the instrument the recording information, including the date and time.(c)  If an instrument that is filed for recording is acknowledged or proved in the manner prescribed by law for record, the clerk shall make a record of the names of the parties to the instrument in alphabetical order, the date of the instrument, the nature of the instrument, and the time that the instrument was filed.  If required, the clerk shall give the person who files the instrument a receipt stating this information.(d)  The clerk shall certify under the clerk's signature and seal of office the date and time that the instrument is recorded and the specific location in the records at which the instrument is recorded.  After recording the instrument, the clerk shall deliver the instrument to the person who is entitled to it.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 86 (S.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.002. Classification and Index of Records Not on Microfilm

Sec. 193.002.  CLASSIFICATION AND INDEX OF RECORDS NOT ON MICROFILM.  (a)  A county clerk or clerk of a county court who does not maintain records on microfilm as provided by Chapter 204 and rules adopted under that chapter may divide the instruments received for filing, registering, or recording into the seven classes provided by Section 193.008(b) and may consolidate records in the manner provided by Section 193.008(d).(b)  Classes of records maintained as provided by this section shall be indexed and cross-indexed, to the extent practicable, as required by Sections 193.009, 193.010, and 193.011. |Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.003. Index to Real Property Records

Sec. 193.003.  INDEX TO REAL PROPERTY RECORDS.  (a)  The county clerk shall maintain an alphabetical index to all recorded deeds, powers of attorney, mortgages, correction instruments, findings of fact and conclusions of law entered under Section 5.0261, Property Code, and other instruments relating to real property.  The index must state the specific location in the records at which the instruments are recorded.(b)  The index must be a cross-index that contains the names of the grantors and grantees in alphabetical order.  If a deed is made by a sheriff, the index entry must contain the name of the sheriff and the defendant in execution.  If a deed is made by an executor, administrator, or guardian, the index entry must contain the name of that person and the name of the person's testator, intestate, or ward.  If a deed is made by an attorney, the index entry must contain the name of the attorney and the attorney's constituents.  If a deed is made by a commissioner or trustee, the index entry must contain the name of the commissioner or trustee and the name of the person whose estate is conveyed.  The index entry for a correction instrument must contain the names of the grantors and grantees as stated in the correction instrument.  The index entry for a finding of fact and conclusion of law entered under Section 5.0261, Property Code, must contain the names of the grantors and grantees as stated in the subject conveyance instrument.  The index entry for a paper document described by Section 12.0011(b)(3), Property Code, must contain the names of the grantors and grantees.(c)  This section does not apply to records classified and indexed in the manner required for records on microfilm by Sections 193.008 and 193.009.(d)  In this section, "correction instrument" means an instrument correcting an ambiguity or error in a recorded original instrument of conveyance to transfer real property or an interest in real property as described by Section 5.028 or 5.029, Property Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 189 (S.B. 584), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 678 (S.B. 2128), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (S.B. 30), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.004. Index to Judgments

Sec. 193.004.  INDEX TO JUDGMENTS.  (a)  The county clerk shall maintain a well-bound alphabetical index to all suits filed in the county court.  The index must be a cross-index that states in full and in alphabetical order the names of the parties to a filed suit.  The index must state opposite each name the specific location in the records at which the judgment in the case is recorded.(b)  This section does not apply to records classified and indexed in the manner required for records on microfilm by Sections 193.008 and 193.009.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.005. Indexes to Other Records

Sec. 193.005.  INDEXES TO OTHER RECORDS.  (a)  In a manner similar to that by which the index to real property records is maintained, the county clerk shall maintain an alphabetical index to all recorded instruments relating to goods, chattels, and other personal property, marriage contracts, and other instruments authorized or permitted to be recorded in the clerk's office.(b)  The clerk also shall maintain a similar index of the records of official bonds.  The index for official bonds must include the names of the officers appointed, the names of the obligors on the recorded bonds, and a reference to the specific location in the records where the bonds are recorded.(c)  This section does not apply to records classified and indexed in the manner required for records on microfilm by Sections 193.008 and 193.009.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.007. Translation of County Records

Sec. 193.007.  TRANSLATION OF COUNTY RECORDS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may require the county clerk to have translated into English and recorded all or part of a county record or archive that is written in Spanish and that relates to a title to real property.(b)  The court may not contract to pay more than 15 cents for each 100 words for the translation and the recording.(c)  An English translation prepared and recorded under this section has the same effect as if the instrument were originally written in English.  A person may use a certified copy of the English translation for all purposes for which the original instrument or a certified copy of the original instrument may be used.(d)  Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 193.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle B - County Records|Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties|Section 193.008. Classification of Records on Microfilm

Sec. 193.008.  CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.  (a)  If a county clerk or clerk of a county court chooses to maintain records on microfilm as provided by Chapter 204 and rules adopted under that chapter, the clerk shall divide the instruments received for filing, registering, or recording into seven classes for recording on microfilm.(b)  The seven classes of microfilm records are:(1)  records relating to real property, known as "Official Public Records of Real Property";(2)  records relating to receivables, chattels, and personal property, known as "Official Public Records of Personal Property and Chattels";(3)  records relating to probate matters, known as "Official Public Records of Probate Courts";(4)  records relating to county civil court matters, known as "Official Public Records of County Civil Courts";(5)  records relating to county criminal court matters, known as "Official Public Records of County Criminal Courts";(6)  records relating to matters in the commissioners court, known as "Official Public Records of Commissioners Court";  and(7)  records relating to an individual, a business entity, or a governmental agency, other than a property record or a court record, known as "Official Public Records of Governmental, Business, and Personal Matters."(c)  The clerk shall record each class of record on a separate series of rolls of microfilm or in a separate series of discrete groups of discrete microfilm images.  Each roll of microfilm or separate series of groups of microfilm images is considered to be a bound volume or book.(d)  The clerk may consolidate the records described by Subsections (b)(1) and (7) into a single class known as "Official Public Records."|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|