85R7866 YDB-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1393
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to records filed with the clerk of a district court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.303, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d) and (g) to read as follows:
(d) The clerk of a district court may accept a record filed:
(1) directly with the court electronically;
(2) electronically through the statewide electronic
court filing system; or
(3) physically by an individual.
(g) A person, including a governmental entity, may not sell
a record filed or otherwise lawfully deposited with the clerk of a
district court unless the person has the express, written
permission of the clerk to sell the record.
SECTION 2. Section 51.303(g), Government Code, as added by
this Act, applies to a record filed or otherwise lawfully deposited
with a district court before, on, or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.