{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-618.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 618.006","heading":"LACK OF AUTHORITY NOT DEFENSE.","body":"In a suit or other legal action against an authorized officer whose facsimile signature is placed under this chapter on a public security, instrument of payment, certificate of assessment, or eligible contract, the placement of the facsimile signature without the officer's authority or consent is not a defense.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 618. UNIFORM FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.618.htm#618.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0735e29681ddc9fbfd00e08e02bf2e017df33e833f090ebe54fde59cfbeb3885","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-618.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-618.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}