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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a copy of a paper, document, or instrument filed in the office of the commissioner and certified by the commissioner must be admitted in evidence in a court and elsewhere in this state in any case in which the original would be admitted in evidence.
(b) In any proceeding in a court, the court may, on cause shown, require the production of the original paper, document, or instrument.
(c) In a prosecution, suit, or other action or proceeding in a court of this state that arises under this title, a certificate showing compliance or noncompliance with a provision of this title by a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative constitutes prima facie evidence of the person's compliance or noncompliance with that provision if the certificate:
(1) is under the state seal; and
(2) is signed by the commissioner.
(d) A certificate described by Subsection (c) is admissible in evidence in an action to enforce this title.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 4001.154. Certified Copies of Certain Documents or Instruments as Evidence - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-4001-154/
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