Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 7.002. Liability For Deposits Pending Suit
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§ 7.002. LIABILITY FOR DEPOSITS PENDING SUIT. (a) An
officer who has custody of a sum of money, a debt, an instrument, or
other property paid to or deposited with a court pending the outcome
of a cause of action shall seal the property in a secure package in a
safe or bank vault that is accessible and subject to the control of
the court.
(b) The officer shall keep in his office as part of his
records an itemized inventory of property deposited with the court.
The inventory must list the disposition of the property and the
account for which the property was received.
(c) At the expiration of the officer's term, the officer
shall transfer all deposited property and the inventory to the
officer's successor in office. The successor shall give a receipt
for the transferred property and the inventory.
(d) This section does not exempt an officer or the officer's
surety from liability on the officer's bond due to neglect or other
default in regard to the deposited property.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 1.002 1.003 5.001 6.001 6.002 6.003 7.001 7.002 7.003 7.011 7.021 8.01 8.02 9.001 9.002
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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