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