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| 1 | 1 | 89R9485 AMF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Swanson H.B. No. 4202 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment | |
| 10 | 10 | of a written instrument. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 121.005(a), Civil Practice and Remedies | |
| 13 | 13 | Code, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written | |
| 15 | 15 | instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence | |
| 16 | 16 | that the acknowledging person is the person who executed the | |
| 17 | 17 | instrument and is described in it. An officer may accept, as | |
| 18 | 18 | satisfactory evidence of the identity of an acknowledging person, | |
| 19 | 19 | only: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) the oath of a credible witness who: | |
| 21 | 21 | (A) is personally known to the officer; or | |
| 22 | 22 | (B) provides the officer with a current | |
| 23 | 23 | identification card or other document issued by the federal | |
| 24 | 24 | government or any state government that contains the photograph and | |
| 25 | 25 | signature of the witness; | |
| 26 | 26 | (2) a current identification card or other document | |
| 27 | 27 | issued by the federal government or any state government that | |
| 28 | 28 | contains the photograph and signature of the acknowledging person; | |
| 29 | 29 | or | |
| 30 | 30 | (3) with respect to a deed or other instrument | |
| 31 | 31 | relating to a residential real estate transaction, a current | |
| 32 | 32 | passport issued by a foreign country. | |
| 33 | 33 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |