Sec. 53.006. PRINTED CODE AS EVIDENCE. (a) A municipality may have printed, under the direction of the governing body of the municipality, a copy of the code that is authenticated and approved by the mayor's signature and attested by the secretary of the municipality.
(b) In a court, the printed code is prima facie evidence of the existence and regular enactment of the ordinance adopting the code. A court shall admit the printed code in evidence without further proof.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government
Subtitle D - General Powers of Municipalities
Chapter 53 - Code of Municipal Ordinances
Section 53.001. Adoption of Code
Section 53.002. Publication of Adoption Ordinance
Section 53.003. Subdivision of Code
Section 53.004. Change or Repeal of Ordinance
Section 53.005. Effect of Codification
Section 53.006. Printed Code as Evidence