Section 195.003 - Persons Authorized to File Electronically(a) The following persons may file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter:(1) an attorney licensed in this state;(2) a bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union doing business under laws of the United States or this state;(3) a federally chartered lending institution, a federal government-sponsored entity, an instrumentality of the federal government, or a person approved as a mortgagee by the United States to make federally insured loans;(4) a person licensed to make regulated loans in this state;(5) a title insurance company or title insurance agent licensed to do business in this state;(6) an agency of this state; or(a-1) In addition to persons listed under Subsection (a), a county may authorize a person to file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person for that purpose. This subsection applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.(b) A fee may not be charged to a person authorized to file under this section, except as provided by Section 195.006 or 195.007.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 195.003
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 793,Sec. 1, eff. 6/14/2013.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 699, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1260, Sec. 21, eff. 6/18/2005.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. 5/10/1999.