Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 2.24 — AUTHENTICATING OFFICER

CR § 2.24Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2. GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Statute text

(a)The governor may appoint an authenticating officer, in accordance with Subsection (b) of this article, and delegate to that officer the power to sign for the governor or to use the governor's facsimile signature for signing any document that does not have legal effect under this code unless it is signed by the governor.

(b)To appoint an authenticating officer under this article, the governor shall file with the secretary of state a document that contains:

(1)the name of the person to be appointed as authenticating officer and a copy of the person's signature;

(2)the types of documents the authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the governor; and

(3)the types of documents on which the authenticating officer is authorized to use the governor's facsimile signature.

(c)The governor may revoke an appointment made under this article by filing with the secretary of state a document that expressly revokes the appointment of the authenticating agent.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4289, ch. 684, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1983.