{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-183.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 183.005","heading":"RETURN OF DEPOSIT.","body":"(a) When the service is discontinued, the utility shall return the deposit and any unpaid interest on the deposit to the depositor or the depositor's heirs or legal representatives.\n(b) The utility company may deduct from the amount returned under Subsection (a) any payments due for the services.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 183. UTILITY DEPOSITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.183.htm#183.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"aa64b36c60c1ef85e171b4723992e5376756e28c2687805ad9894d155addd3b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-183.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-183.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}