{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.020","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 493.020","heading":"SEAL OF DEPARTMENT.","body":"(a) The department shall use an official seal to certify documents received by the department under Sections 8(a) and (c), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure.\n(b) The official seal must contain an engraved, five-pointed star in the center with the words \"Texas Department of Criminal Justice\" around the margin.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.011, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.017 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(41), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 493. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.493.htm#493.020","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e8e9c9b2262f6835b543f858436bdd10fb57840bd2d861869791819ae52375cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.0191","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}