{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 252.203","heading":"ARREST; CONFINEMENT.","body":"On the return of a citation served under Section 252.202, if the judge is satisfied that the person served with the citation had custody of the will or papers at the time the complaint under that section was filed and the person does not deliver the will or papers or show good cause why the will or papers have not been delivered, the judge may have the person arrested and confined until the person delivers the will or papers.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 252. SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER E. DUTY AND LIABILITY OF CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.252.htm#252.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"58816a423f24d3cd8c35b1ddcd8b7bed82bb1c568cff4d9639fdf32c5d39f372","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}