{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-156.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 156.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Advisory board\" means the Process Server Certification Advisory Board.\n(2) \"Certified process server\" or \"process server\" means a person who is certified by the commission under order of the supreme court to serve process.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2014.\nRedesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE L. COURT PROFESSIONS REGULATION","CHAPTER 156. PROCESS SERVER CERTIFICATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.156.htm#156.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fe239179aff0b92c8f083a59eeb1f3923951e0be7b2b3f37c33f4c73762a52f4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-155.301","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-156.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}