Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Title 6, Chapter 121 - Acknowledgments And Proofs Of Written Instruments

• Texas Section 121.001 - Officers Who May Take Acknowledgments Or Proofs
  (a) An acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument may be taken in this state by: (1) a clerk of a district court; (2) a...
• Texas Section 121.002 - Corporate Acknowledgments
  (a) An employee of a corporation is not disqualified because of his employment from taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument in which...
• Texas Section 121.003 - Authority Of Officers
  In a proceeding to prove a written instrument, an officer authorized by this chapter to take an acknowledgment or a proof of a written instrument...
• Texas Section 121.004 - Method Of Acknowledgment
  (a) To acknowledge a written instrument for recording, the grantor or person who executed the instrument must appear before an officer and must state that...
• Texas Section 121.005 - Proof Of Identity Of Acknowledging Person
  (a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence that the acknowledging person is...
• Texas Section 121.006 - Alteration Of Authorized Forms; Definition
  (a) An acknowledgment form provided by this chapter may be altered as circumstances require. The authorization of a form does not prevent the use of...
• Texas Section 121.007 - Form For Ordinary Certificate Of Acknowledgment
  The form of an ordinary certificate of acknowledgment must be substantially as follows: "The State of ____________, "County of ____________, "Before me ____________ (here insert...
• Texas Section 121.008 - Short Forms For Certificates Of Acknowledgment
  (a) The forms for certificates of acknowledgment provided by this section may be used as alternatives to other authorized forms. They may be referred to...
• Texas Section 121.009 - Proof Of Acknowledgment By Witness
  (a) To prove a written instrument for recording, at least one of the witnesses who signed the instrument must personally appear before an officer who...
• Texas Section 121.010 - Form Of Certificate For Proof By Witness
  When the execution of a written instrument is proved by a witness, the certificate of the officer must be substantially as follows: "The State of...
• Texas Section 121.011 - Proof Of Acknowledgment By Handwriting
  (a) The execution of an instrument may be established for recording by proof of the handwriting of persons who signed the instrument only if: (1)...
• Texas Section 121.012 - Record Of Acknowledgment
  (a) An officer authorized by law to take an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded must...
• Texas Section 121.013 - Subpoena Of Witness; Attachment
  (a) On the sworn application of a person interested in the proof of an instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded, stating that...
• Texas Section 121.014 - Action For Damages
  A person injured by the failure, refusal, or neglect of an officer to comply with a provision of this chapter has a cause of action...
• Texas Section 121.015 - Private Seal Or Scroll Not Required
  A private seal or scroll may not be required on a written instrument other than an instrument made by a corporation. Added by Acts 1993,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016