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Tex. Prop. Code § 52.003

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Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Citicorp Real Estate, Inc. v. Banque Arabe Internationale D'Investissement (1988)

Most recently applied in MM Steel, L.P. v. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., e (November 2014)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3527, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) An abstract of a judgment must show:

(1) the names of the plaintiff and defendant;

(2) the birthdate of the defendant, if available to the clerk or justice;

(3) the last three numbers of the driver's license of the defendant, if available;

(4) the last three numbers of the social security number of the defendant, if available;

(5) the number of the suit in which the judgment was rendered;

(6) the defendant's address, or if the address is not shown in the suit, the nature of citation and the date and place of service of citation;

(7) the date on which the judgment was rendered;

(8) the amount for which the judgment was rendered and the balance due;

(9) the amount of the balance due, if any, for child support arrearage; and

(10) the rate of interest specified in the judgment.

(b) An abstract of a judgment may show a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor.

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