{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 71.002","heading":"PRESUMPTION OF DEATH.","body":"An individual is presumed dead for the purpose of determining if the individual's real or personal property is subject to escheat if the individual:\n(1) is absent from the individual's place of residence for seven years or longer; and\n(2) is not known to exist.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 6. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY","CHAPTER 71. ESCHEAT OF PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.71.htm#71.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"527dae85ce672c9d3af52a0eb5888cb8c7fa21adc4f0f50362b4a3b2ac96c2d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-71.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}