Legislation
State: Texas
Signed: June 13, 2023
Effective: September 01, 2023
Chapter: 861
SummaryClarifies that a Notary Public has the same authority as the county clerk to take depositions as provided in Section 20.001 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
AffectsAmends Section 406.016(a) of the Government Code.
Changes
Clarifies that a Notary Public has the same authority as the county clerk to take depositions as provided in Section 20.002 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
AnalysisExisting law already authorizes a Notary to take depositions. House Bill 3474 clarifies that a Texas Notary may conduct depositions with the same authority as the county clerk under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, which designates specific individuals empowered to conduct depositions depending on the location of the witness. This statute provides that a Texas Notary may take depositions of a witness located in the state of Texas and that any Notary, regardless of jurisdiction, may conduct a deposition when the witness is located outside the state of Texas, whether the witness is located inside or outside the United States.
Read House Bill 3474.