(a) A deposition may be returned to the state agency before which the contested case is pending by mail or by a party interested in taking the deposition or another person.
(b) For a deposition returned by mail, the state agency shall:
(1) endorse on the deposition the fact that it was received from the post office; and
(2) have it signed by the agency employee receiving the deposition.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.100

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) For a deposition returned by means other than mail, the person delivering it to the state agency shall execute an affidavit before the agency stating that:
(1) the person received it from the hands of the officer before whom it was taken;
(2) it has not been out of the person’s possession since the person received it; and
(3) it has not been altered.

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