INDEX OF CERTIFICATES
Known as the Assumed Business or Professional Name Act
The act spans §§ 71–71 (22 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lone Star Air Systems, LTD v. David Powers (2013)
Most recently applied in Buffy M. Lawrence v. the Reyna Realty Group (May 2014)
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff
(a) The secretary of state and each county clerk shall keep an alphabetical index of:
(1) all assumed names that have been filed in the office of the respective officer; and
(2) the persons filing the certificates.
(b) A copy of a certificate or statement is presumptive evidence in any court in this state of the facts contained in the copy if the copy is certified to by:
(1) the county clerk in whose office the certificate or statement was filed; or
(2) the secretary of state.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.