Sec. 31.015. CHIEF CLERK. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a chief clerk.

(b) The chief clerk may perform any of the duties of the commissioner if the commissioner is sick, is absent, dies, or resigns.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2371, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.