(b) To appoint an authenticating officer under this article, the governor shall file with the secretary of state a document that contains:
(1) the name of the person to be appointed as authenticating officer and a copy of the person's signature;
(2) the types of documents the authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the governor; and
(3) the types of documents on which the authenticating officer is authorized to use the governor's facsimile signature.
(c) The governor may revoke an appointment made under this article by filing with the secretary of state a document that expressly revokes the appointment of the authenticating agent.
(d) If an authenticating officer signs a document described in Subsection (a) of this article, the officer shall sign in the following manner: "__________, Authenticating Officer for Governor __________."
(e) If a provision of this code requires the governor's signature on a document before that document has legal effect, the authorized signature of the authenticating officer or an authorized facsimile signature of the governor gives the document the same legal effect as if it had been signed manually by the governor.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4289, ch. 684, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1983.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 2 - General Duties of Officers
Article 2.01. Duties of District Attorneys
Article 2.02. Duties of County Attorneys
Article 2.021. Duties of Attorney General
Article 2.022. Assistance of Texas Rangers
Article 2.023. Notification to Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Article 2.024. Tracking Use of Certain Testimony
Article 2.025. Special Duty of District or County Attorney Relating to Child Support
Article 2.04. Shall Draw Complaints
Article 2.05. When Complaint Is Made
Article 2.06. May Administer Oaths
Article 2.07. Attorney Pro Tem
Article 2.09. Who Are Magistrates
Article 2.10. Duty of Magistrates
Article 2.12. Who Are Peace Officers
Article 2.121. Railroad Peace Officers
Article 2.122. Special Investigators
Article 2.123. Adjunct Police Officers
Article 2.124. Peace Officers From Adjoining States
Article 2.125. Special Rangers of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Article 2.127. School Marshals
Article 2.13. Duties and Powers
Article 2.1305. Carrying Weapon on Certain Premises
Article 2.131. Racial Profiling Prohibited
Article 2.132. Law Enforcement Policy on Racial Profiling
Article 2.133. Reports Required for Motor Vehicle Stops
Article 2.134. Compilation and Analysis of Information Collected
Article 2.137. Provision of Funding or Equipment
Article 2.1386. Eyewitness Identification Protocols
Article 2.1387. Intervention Required for Excessive Force; Report Required
Article 2.139. Reports Required for Officer-Involved Injuries or Deaths
Article 2.1395. Reports Required for Certain Injuries or Deaths of Peace Officers
Article 2.1396. Video Recordings of Arrests for Intoxication Offenses
Article 2.1397. Duties of Law Enforcement Agency Filing Case
Article 2.15. Person Refusing to Aid
Article 2.16. Neglecting to Execute Process
Article 2.17. Conservator of the Peace
Article 2.18. Custody of Prisoners
Article 2.19. Report as to Prisoners
Article 2.195. Report of Warrant or Capias Information
Article 2.211. Hate Crime Reporting
Article 2.212. Writ of Attachment Reporting
Article 2.22. Power of Deputy Clerks
Article 2.23. Report to Attorney General
Article 2.24. Authenticating Officer
Article 2.25. Reporting Certain Aliens to Federal Government
Article 2.251. Duties Related to Immigration Detainer Requests
Article 2.26. Digital Signature and Electronic Documents
Article 2.27. Investigation of Certain Reports Alleging Abuse
Article 2.271. Investigation of Certain Reports Alleging Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation
Article 2.272. Law Enforcement Response to Child Safety Check Alert
Article 2.273. Release of Child by Law Enforcement Officer
Article 2.28. Duties Regarding Misused Identity
Article 2.30. Report Concerning Certain Assaultive or Terroristic Offenses
Article 2.305. Report Required Concerning Human Trafficking Cases
Article 2.32. Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
Article 2.33. Use of Neck Restraints During Search or Arrest Prohibited
Article 2.33. Duty to Request and Render Aid
Article 2.33. Law Enforcement Policy on Use of Force by Drone