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Tex. Gov't Code § 2051.156

EFFECT OF AUTHENTICATION

Known as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act

The act spans §§ 2051.151 to 2051.161 (11 sections).

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (H.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

(b) If another state has adopted a law that is substantially similar to this subchapter, legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

(c) A party contesting the authenticity of legal material in an electronic record authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.