Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.052

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

Section 45A.052 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Court Seal

(a) A justice or municipal court shall have a court seal.

(b) The impression of the court seal must be:

(1) attached to all papers issued out of the justice or municipal court except subpoenas; and

(2) used to authenticate the official acts of the clerk and of the recorder.

(c) A court seal may be created by electronic means, including:

(1) optical imaging;

(2) optical disk; or

(3) another electronic reproduction technique that does not permit changes, additions, or deletions to an original document created by the same type of system. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 45.012(g).)

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.052

Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.