Sec. 405.011. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. (a) The secretary of state shall arrange and preserve books, maps, parchments, records, documents, and papers properly deposited in the secretary of state's office and sealed with the state seal.
(b) A copy of an original deposited under this section is as legal and conclusive in evidence in a state court as the original.
(c) On request of the governor, the legislature, or a house of the legislature, the secretary of state shall furnish a copy of an original deposited under this section.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Executive Officers
Chapter 405 - Secretary of State
Section 405.011. Official Documents
Section 405.013. Court Reports
Section 405.014. Acts of the Legislature
Section 405.015. Receiving Officer
Section 405.017. Miscellaneous Duties
Section 405.018. Computer Information
Section 405.019. List of States Requiring an Official Seal for Certain Documents
Section 405.020. Public Records
Section 405.021. Report on State-Funded Projects Serving Colonias
Section 405.022. Filing or Recording of Fraudulent Document
Section 405.023. Human Trafficking Prevention Business Partnership
Section 405.024. Public Awareness Campaign for Trafficked Persons Program Account