Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.016
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.016, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 188.016. FILING AND MARKING IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE; FEE.
Official statutory text
(a) The notice of claim of lien shall be filed and marked in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as a financing statement is filed and marked under Section 9.519, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) The uniform fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by the secured party is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) The uniform fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by the secured party is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.
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