Texas § NR.31.056 - REVISION, COMPILATION, AND PRINTING OF ABSTRACTS
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§ NR.31.056. REVISION, COMPILATION, AND PRINTING OF ABSTRACTS
REVISION, COMPILATION, AND PRINTING OF ABSTRACTS. (a) The commissioner may prepare a revision and compilation of the various volumes of the abstracts of patented, titled, and surveyed real property which were previously made by the land office. (b) The various counties of the state may be apportioned into districts for the purpose of revising and compiling the abstracts and the abstracts of each of the districts may be compiled in a separate volume. (c) The commissioner may distribute to the officers of the state who require its use but have not previously received a set, one complete set of the abstracts, as supplemented, of patented, titled, and surveyed real property. The commissioner may distribute to officers of counties who are required to use abstracts copies of supplementary abstracts. (d) The commissioner may provide the abstracts and supplementary abstracts electronically. (e) The commissioner may make available a sufficient number of volumes and supplementary abstracts of patented, titled, and surveyed real property to meet the demand. (f) The land office shall pay the cost of the abstracts and the supplementary abstracts from its appropriated funds. (g) Copies of the abstracts and supplementary abstracts may be sold at a reasonable price to any person who applies for a copy. The commissioner shall deposit any money received from the sale of surplus volumes and supplementary abstracts to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2373, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 8, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (H.B. 2971 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
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