Sec. 551.052. ACTION FOR RECOVERY. (a) A person claiming funds under Section 551.051 must bring an action, on or before the fourth anniversary of the date of the order requiring payment under this chapter to the comptroller, by filing a petition in the district court of Travis County against the comptroller. The petition must set forth:
(1) the plaintiff's right to the funds; and
(2) the amount claimed by the plaintiff.
(b) On the filing of a petition under Subsection (a), the court clerk shall issue a citation for the comptroller to appear and represent the interest of this state in the action. The citation must be served by personal service.
(c) Proceedings in an action brought under this section are governed by the rules applicable to other civil actions.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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