{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-653.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 653.012","heading":"QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law that requires a state officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, a state officer or employee otherwise qualified to hold office, employment, or to serve as a notary public shall not be disqualified because a surety bond has not been obtained for such officer or employee.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 653. BONDS COVERING CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.653.htm#653.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c90d08cad6eecc645fafbd7f0002b5ee334acb467d748b39de65167dfa1335b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-653.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-654.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}