Texas § ES.305.003 - PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION
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§ ES.305.003. PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION
PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION. An oath may be taken and subscribed or a declaration may be made and signed at any time before: (1) the 21st day after the date of the order granting letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable; or (2) the letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable, are revoked for a failure to qualify within the period allowed. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912 ), Sec. 37, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373 ), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section ES.305.003 ("PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION") 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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