Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 9.011

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 9.011 - Signing of Pleadings

The signing of a pleading as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure constitutes a certificate by the signatory that to the signatory's best knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, the pleading is not:

(1) groundless and brought in bad faith;

(2) groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment; or

(3) groundless and interposed for any improper purpose, such as to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 9.011

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 2.01, eff. 9/2/1987.