{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-3503.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.003","heading":"DESIGNATION OF AGENT BY CORPORATE SURETY REQUIRED.","body":"Notwithstanding Section 3503.002, in specifications by a municipality for work or supplies for which sealed bids are required, the municipality may require that a corporate surety tender designate, in a manner satisfactory to the municipality, an agent:\n(1) who is a resident of the county in which the municipality is located; and\n(2) to whom any required notices may be delivered and on whom process may be served in matters arising out of the suretyship.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 12. OTHER COVERAGE","CHAPTER 3503. SURETY BONDS AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS","SUBCHAPTER A. CERTAIN REQUIRED OR PERMITTED OBLIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.3503.htm#3503.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"e420847b9a3b8e2d4d0f04c49594968707580696ac94381071286bf0d5c6569e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-3503.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-3503.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}