H.B. No. 1285
AN ACT
relating to persons authorized to administer an oath in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 602.002, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 602.002. OATH MADE IN TEXAS. An oath made in this
state may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by:
(1) a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal
court;
(2) a judge, retired judge, senior judge, clerk, or
commissioner of a court of record;
(3) a justice of the peace or a clerk of a justice
court;
(4) a notary public;
(5) a member of a board or commission created by a law
of this state, in a matter pertaining to a duty of the board or
commission;
(6) a person employed by the Texas Ethics Commission
who has a duty related to a report required by Title 15, Election
Code, in a matter pertaining to that duty;
(7) a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of
the county tax assessor-collector if the oath relates to a document
that is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the
county tax assessor-collector;
(8) the secretary of state or a former secretary of
state;
(9) an employee of a personal bond office, or an
employee of a county, who is employed to obtain information
required to be obtained under oath if the oath is required or
authorized by Article 17.04 or by Article 26.04(n) or (o), Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(10) the lieutenant governor or a former lieutenant
governor;
(11) the speaker of the house of representatives or a
former speaker of the house of representatives;
(12) the governor or a former governor;
(13) a legislator or retired legislator;
(14) the attorney general or a former attorney
general;
(15) the secretary or clerk of a municipality in a
matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality; or
(16) a peace officer described by Article 2.12, Code
of Criminal Procedure, if:
(A) the oath is administered when the officer is
engaged in the performance of the officer's duties; and
(B) the administration of the oath relates to the
officer's duties.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1285 was passed by the House on May 5,
2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1285 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1285 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor