Sec. 23.057. CUSTODY OF RECORDS IN ABSENCE OF COUNTY SURVEYOR; POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY CLERK. If a county does not have a county surveyor, the county clerk of the county:
(1) is the legal custodian of the county surveyor's records;
(2) shall take charge of all records, maps, and papers belonging to the county surveyor's office and safely keep them in the county clerk's office; and
(3) may make any certificate and certify any copy that the county surveyor would be authorized to make or certify.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2369, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 8, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Surveys and Surveyors
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 23.0515. Field Notes, Plats, and Other Documents
Section 23.052. Surveys on Which Patents Are to Be Obtained
Section 23.053. Record of Field Notes
Section 23.054. Right of Inspection
Section 23.057. Custody of Records in Absence of County Surveyor; Powers and Duties of County Clerk
Section 23.058. Delivery of Records to Successor