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Code · Texas · BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE · TITLE 8. SECURITY INSTRUMENTS · CHAPTER 261. UTILITY SECURITY INSTRUMENTS

Sec. 261.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.

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Sec. 261.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. A utility is subject to the requirements and entitled to the benefits of this chapter:
(1)only if the utility files with the secretary of state a utility security instrument that states conspicuously on its title page: "This Instrument Grants A Security Interest By A Utility"; and
(2)only with respect to collateral covered by a utility security instrument filed by the utility in accordance with Subdivision (1).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
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