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(General Information) <br />The attached form is designed to meet minimal constitutional filing requirements pursuant to the <br />relevant provisions. This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and <br />services of an attorney. <br />Execution and Delivery Instructions <br />The Statement is considered filed once it has been received by this office. <br />Mail: P.O. Box 12887, Austin, Texas 78711-2887. <br />Overnight mail or hand deliveries: James Earl Rudder Officer Building, 1019 Brazos, <br />Austin, Texas 78701. <br />Fax: (512) 463-5569. <br />Email: Scanned copies of the executed Statement may be sent to re,gisler LODSos. slale. Ix, us. <br />NOTE: The Statement of Officerform, commonly referred to as the "Anti -Bribery <br />Statement, " must be executed and filed with the Office of the Secretary of State before <br />taking the Oath of Office (Form 2204). <br />MMMM= <br />Article XV1, section I of the Texas Constitution requires all elected or appointed state <br />and local officers to take the official oath of office found in section I (a) and to subscribe <br />to the anti -bribery statement found in section I (b) before entering upon the duties of their <br />offices. Local officers must retain the signed anti -bribery statement with the official <br />records of the office. This form is designed for filing the anti -bribery statement by elected <br />and appointed state -level officers. <br />Elected and appointed state -level officers required to file the anti -bribery statement with <br />the Office of the Secretary of State include members of the Legislature, the Secretary of <br />State, and all other officers whose jurisdiction is coextensive with the boundaries of the <br />state or who immediately belong to one of the three branches of state government. Op. <br />Tex. Att'y Gen. No. JC-0575(2002). <br />Questions about whether a particular officer is a state -level officer may be resolved by <br />consulting relevant statutes, constitutional provisions, judicial decisions, and attorney <br />general opinions. <br />Questions about this form should be directed to the Government Filings Section at (512) <br />463-6334 or regislerra sos.state. tx. as. <br />Revised 10/2011 <br />Form 2201 <br />