| 1 | 1 | | 84R7535 NC-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Simmons H.B. No. 1943 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the indexing of correction instruments in a county |
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| 8 | 8 | | index to real property records. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 193.003, Local Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) The county clerk shall maintain an [a well-bound] |
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| 14 | 14 | | alphabetical index to all recorded deeds, powers of attorney, |
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| 15 | 15 | | mortgages, correction instruments, and other instruments relating |
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| 16 | 16 | | to real property. The index must state the specific location in the |
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| 17 | 17 | | records at which the instruments are recorded. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) The index must be a cross-index that contains the names |
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| 19 | 19 | | of the grantors and grantees in alphabetical order. If a deed is |
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| 20 | 20 | | made by a sheriff, the index entry must contain the name of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | sheriff and the defendant in execution. If a deed is made by an |
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| 22 | 22 | | executor, administrator, or guardian, the index entry must contain |
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| 23 | 23 | | the name of that person and the name of the person's testator, |
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| 24 | 24 | | intestate, or ward. If a deed is made by an attorney, the index |
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| 25 | 25 | | entry must contain the name of the attorney and the attorney's |
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| 26 | 26 | | constituents. If a deed is made by a commissioner or trustee, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | index entry must contain the name of the commissioner or trustee and |
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| 28 | 28 | | the name of the person whose estate is conveyed. The index entry |
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| 29 | 29 | | for a correction instrument must contain the names of the grantors |
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| 30 | 30 | | and grantees as stated in the correction instrument. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) In this section, "correction instrument" means an |
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| 32 | 32 | | instrument correcting an ambiguity or error in a recorded original |
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| 33 | 33 | | instrument of conveyance to transfer real property or an interest |
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| 34 | 34 | | in real property as described by Section 5.028 or 5.029, Property |
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| 35 | 35 | | Code. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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