Texas § PR.11.004 - DUTY OF RECORDER
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§ PR.11.004. DUTY OF RECORDER
DUTY OF RECORDER. (a) A county clerk shall: (1) correctly record, as required by law, within a reasonable time after delivery, any instrument authorized or required to be recorded in that clerk's office that is proved, acknowledged, or sworn to according to law; (2) give a receipt, as required by law, for an instrument delivered for recording; (3) record instruments relating to the same property in the order the instruments are filed; and (4) provide and keep in the clerk's office the indexes required by law. (b) A county clerk who violates a provision of this section and the sureties on the clerk's bond are liable for damages and, on motion in district court and after three days' notice to the clerk, for a civil penalty of not more than $500, half of which is payable to the county and half to the person who files the motion. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3487, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 162, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Section PR.11.004 ("DUTY OF RECORDER") 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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