Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.003

This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.003, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.

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§ 4.003. FILING OR ISSUANCE OF REPRODUCTION OR FACSIMILE.

Official statutory text

(a) A photographic, photostatic, facsimile, electronic, or similar reproduction of a filing instrument, signature, acknowledgment of filing, or communication may be filed or issued in place of:

(1) an original filing instrument;

(2) an original signature on a filing instrument; or

(3) an original acknowledgment of filing or other written communication from the secretary of state relating to a filing instrument.

(b) To the extent any filing or action on a filing conforms to this subchapter, a filing instrument or an acknowledgment of filing issued by the secretary of state is not required to be on paper or to be reduced to printed form.

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