Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 35.04. Notice Of Name Change, Merger Or Consolidation
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§ 35.04. NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE, MERGER OR
CONSOLIDATION. (a) Where a utility changes its name or merges or
consolidates with another person after the deposit for filing of a
security instrument executed by it, a written statement of the name
change, merger or consolidation shall promptly be deposited for
filing in the office of the Secretary of State. Any such statement
must be signed by the secured party and the utility, identify the
appropriate security instrument by file number, and state the name
of the utility after the name change, merger or consolidation.
(b) A security instrument deposited for filing before the
name change, merger or consolidation is not effective to provide
perfection or notice of interests granted as security under Section
35.02 of this Chapter in property acquired by the utility more than
four months after the name change, merger or consolidation, unless
the written statement is deposited for filing as required by
Subsection (a) before the expiration of that time.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, § 1. Amended by Acts
1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1032, ch. 400, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Section: 34.03 34.04 34.05 35.01 35.015 35.02 35.03 35.04 35.05 35.06 35.07 35.08 35.09 35.14 35.15
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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