{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.005","heading":"DATE WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.","body":"(a) Except as agreed by the parties, a written communication is received on the day that it is delivered:\n(1) to the addressee personally; or\n(2) at the addressee's place of business, habitual residence, or mailing address.\n(b) If a place described by Subsection (a) cannot be found after a reasonable inquiry, a written communication is received if it is sent to the addressee's last known place of business, habitual residence, or mailing address by registered mail or other means that provides a record of the attempt to deliver it.\n(c) This section does not apply to a written communication relating to a court proceeding.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 249-5 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm#172.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"6f97e5e9dfc2a79bab809b25fc4cb327eb0e45961bd1cbaeea6242d8ed5a0d75","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}