{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.156","heading":"PRESCRIBED FORMS.","body":"(a) The secretary of state may prescribe a form to be used for filing a certificate or statement that complies with this chapter in the secretary's office or in the office of any county clerk in this state.\n(b) Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the use of a form prescribed under this section is not mandatory.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"2fbe33811ac781468ddd09ad24d4b1a78f7878944aa8e22412c142ecfd1189ef","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}