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Local Government Code §82.005

In force on Jun 25, 2015 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text

APPOINTMENT, OATH, AND POWERS OF DEPUTY CLERK

(a) An appointment by the county clerk of a deputy clerk must be in writing, be signed by the county clerk, and bear the seal of the county court. The county clerk shall record the appointment in the county clerk's office and shall deposit it in the office of the district clerk. (b) A deputy clerk must take the official oath. (c) A deputy clerk acts in the name of the county clerk and may perform all official acts that the county clerk may perform.

History: Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0025 (Jun 25, 2015): Rights of government officials involved with issuing same-sex marriage licenses and conducting same-sex wedding ceremonies
GA-0638 (Jan 02, 2008): Whether, withoutthe approval ofthe commissioners court, a county clerk may supplement her deputies' salaries with money from the clerk's records management and preservation fund

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