Sec. 261.008. ENDORSEMENT AND FILING BY SECRETARY OF STATE; FEES. (a) The secretary of state shall endorse on a utility security instrument and any statement of name change, merger, or consolidation filed with the secretary of state:
(1) the day and hour of receipt; and
(2) the assigned file number.
(b) In the absence of other evidence, an endorsement under Subsection (a) is conclusive proof of the time and fact of filing.
(c) The secretary of state shall file in adequate filing devices and retain in the secretary of state's office all utility security instruments and statements of name change, merger, or consolidation filed with the secretary of state.
(d) The secretary of state shall charge a $25 fee to:
(1) file and index:
(A) a utility security instrument;
(B) an instrument that supplements or amends a utility security instrument; or
(C) a statement of name change, merger, or consolidation; and
(2) stamp a copy of a document described by Subdivision (1), provided by the secured party or the utility, to indicate the date and place of filing.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Security Instruments
Chapter 261 - Utility Security Instruments
Section 261.002. Act Constituting Filing
Section 261.003. Applicability of Chapter
Section 261.004. Filing Utility Security Instrument With Secretary of State: Perfection and Notice
Section 261.005. Duration of Perfection and Notice
Section 261.006. Priorities and Remedies Applicable to Certain Perfected Security Interests
Section 261.007. Notice of Name Change, Merger, or Consolidation
Section 261.008. Endorsement and Filing by Secretary of State; Fees
Section 261.009. Certificate of Filing; Fee
Section 261.010. Copy of Filed Utility Security Instrument; Fee
Section 261.011. Notice of Utility Security Instrument Affecting Real Property