82R12393 CAE-F
By: Veasey H.B. No. 122
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 122:
By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 122
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to proof that is acceptable for identifying individuals
acknowledging written instruments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 121.005(a), Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written
instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence
that the acknowledging person is the person who executed the
instrument and is described in it. An officer may accept, as
satisfactory evidence of the identity of an acknowledging person,
only:
(1) the oath of a credible witness personally known to
the officer; [or]
(2) a current identification card or other document
issued by the federal government or any state government that
contains the photograph and signature of the acknowledging person;
or
(3) a current passport issued by a foreign country.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.