Sec. 961.052. MINIMUM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) After incorporation and before engaging in business other than seeking applicants and obtaining contracting attorneys, a nonprofit legal services corporation must collect in advance an application fee and at least one month's payment for services from the lesser of:
(1) 200 applicants; or
(2) the number of applicants that the department determines is necessary for a workable legal services plan.
(b) The nonprofit legal services corporation shall keep the money collected under Subsection (a) in a trust account in a bank in this state until the corporation is issued a certificate of authority under this chapter. The corporation shall refund the money in full if the corporation is not issued a certificate of authority.
(c) As a condition of continued operation, a nonprofit legal services corporation must maintain at least the lesser of:
(1) 200 participants; or
(2) the necessary number of applicants determined by the department under Subsection (a)(2).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Last modified: September 28, 2016