Texas § EL.1.009 - TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT
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§ EL.1.009. TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT
TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT. (a) When this code provides that an application, notice, or other document or paper that is delivered, submitted, or filed by mail is considered to be delivered, submitted, or filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority, the time of receipt is the time at which a post office employee: (1) places it in the actual possession of the authority or the authority's agent; or (2) deposits it in the authority's mailbox or at the usual place of delivery for the authority's official mail. (b) If the authority cannot determine the time at which a deposit under Subsection (a)(2) occurred or whether it occurred before a specified deadline, the deposit is considered to have occurred at the time the mailbox or usual place of mail delivery, as applicable, was last inspected for removal of mail. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section EL.1.009 ("TIME OF RECEIPT OF MAILED DOCUMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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