Sec. 2002.016.  FILING PROCEDURES.  (a)  To file a document for publication in the Texas Register, a state agency shall, during normal working hours:
(1)  deliver to the office of the secretary of state two certified copies of the document for filing;  or
(2)  send to the secretary of state over dedicated cable or commercial lines between word or data processors one copy of the document to be filed and deliver to the office of the secretary a letter of certification that is signed by the agency's designated certifying agent and liaison and that contains a statement specifying the type of information electronically sent.
(b)  On receipt of a document required to be filed in the office of the secretary of state and published in the Texas Register, the secretary shall note the day and hour of filing on the certified copies of the document or on the letter of certification.
(c)  One copy of each filed document shall be maintained in original form or on microfilm in a permanent register in the office of the secretary of state.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.