Texas Statutes
Chapter 15 - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
Section 15.002. Definitions

Sec. 15.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Document" means information that is:
(A) inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(B) eligible to be recorded in the real property records maintained by a county clerk.
(2) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(3) "Electronic document" means a document that is received by a county clerk in an electronic form.
(4) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document.
(5) "Paper document" means a document that is received by a county clerk in a form that is not electronic.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699 (S.B. 335), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

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