Texas § 51.101 REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURN ON CITATION OR NOTICE SERVED BY PERSONAL SERVICE.

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§ 51.101 — REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURN ON CITATION OR NOTICE SERVED BY PERSONAL SERVICE.

Texas § 51.101

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 51.101 (2026).

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Sec. 51.101. REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURN ON CITATION OR NOTICE SERVED BY PERSONAL SERVICE. The return of the person serving a citation or notice under Section 51.051 must:

(1)be endorsed on or attached to the citation or notice;

(2)state the date and place of service;

(3)certify that a copy of the citation or notice was delivered to the person directed to be served;

(4)be subscribed and sworn to before, and under the hand and official seal of, an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take an affidavit; and

(5)be returned to the county clerk who issued the citation or notice.

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Sec. 51.101. REQUIREMENTS FOR RETURN ON CITATION OR NOTICE SERVED BY PERSONAL SERVICE. The return of the person serving a citation or notice under Section 51.051 must:
(1) be endorsed on or attached to the citation or notice;
(2) state the date and place of service;
(3) certify that a copy of the citation or notice was delivered to the person directed to be served;
(4) be subscribed and sworn to before, and under the hand and official seal of, an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take an affidavit; and
(5) be returned to the county clerk who issued the citation or notice.