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Tex. Local Government Code § 117.083: LOSS OF REGISTRY FUNDS.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 4. FINANCES
- SUBTITLE B. COUNTY FINANCES
- CHAPTER 117. DEPOSITORIES FOR CERTAIN TRUST FUNDS AND COURT REGISTRY FUNDS
- SUBCHAPTER D. LIABILITIES AND PENALTIES
If registry funds held by a county clerk or a district clerk and deposited by the county with a depository selected under Subchapter B are lost for any reason, including a loss due to the insolvency of the depository, the county is liable to the rightful owner of the funds for the full amount of the funds due the owner.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 17(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 505, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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