Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 493.020 - Seal of Department(a) The department shall use an official seal to certify documents received by the department under Sections 8(a) and (c), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b) The official seal must contain an engraved, five-pointed star in the center with the words "Texas Department of Criminal Justice" around the margin.Tex. Gov't. Code § 493.020
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.011, eff. 9/1/1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.017 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(41), eff. 9/1/1997.