{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.003","heading":"AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS.","body":"In a proceeding to prove a written instrument, an officer authorized by this chapter to take an acknowledgment or a proof of a written instrument is also authorized to:\n(1) administer oaths;\n(2) employ and swear interpreters; and\n(3) issue subpoenas.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 121. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PROOFS OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.121.htm#121.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"2a021fcb2c83f2e58434333da61afdfab65103037cd7ddb57b149cbfb158c3ad","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-121.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}