Period For Taking Oath Or Making and Signing Declaration

Sec. 305.003. PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION. An oath may be taken and subscribed or a declaration may be made and signed at any time before: (1) the 21st day after the date of the order granting letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable; or (2) the letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable, are revoked for a failure to qualify within the period allowed. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 37, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2023.