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(d) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 85(4), eff.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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 193 - Recording and Indexing by Counties
Section 193.001. Manner of Recording
Section 193.002. Classification and Index of Records Not on Microfilm
Section 193.003. Index to Real Property Records
Section 193.004. Index to Judgments
Section 193.005. Indexes to Other Records
Section 193.007. Translation of County Records
Section 193.008. Classification of Records on Microfilm
Section 193.009. Indexing of Records on Microfilm
Section 193.010. Revision of Indexes of Records on Microfilm
Section 193.011. Registers of Court Records on Microfilm