Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.010
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.010, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 31.010. TURNOVER BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A financial institution that receives a request to turn over assets or financial information of a judgment debtor to a judgment creditor or a receiver under a turnover order or receivership under Section 31.002 shall be provided and may rely on:
(1) a certified copy of the order or injunction of the court; or
(2) a certified copy of the order of appointment of a receiver under Section 64.001, including a certified copy of:
(A) any document establishing the qualification of the receiver under Section 64.021;
(B) the sworn affidavit under Section 64.022; and
(C) the bond under Section 64.023.
(b) A financial institution that complies with this section is not liable for compliance with a court order, injunction, or receivership authorized by Section 31.002 to:
(1) the judgment debtor;
(2) a party claiming through the judgment debtor;
(3) a co-depositor with the judgment debtor; or
(4) a co-borrower with the judgment debtor.
(c) A financial institution that complies with this section is entitled to recover reasonable costs, including copying costs, research costs, and, if there is a contest, reasonable attorney's fees.
(d) In this section, "financial institution" means a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association, state or federal savings bank, state or federal credit union, foreign bank, foreign bank agency, or trust company.
(1) a certified copy of the order or injunction of the court; or
(2) a certified copy of the order of appointment of a receiver under Section 64.001, including a certified copy of:
(A) any document establishing the qualification of the receiver under Section 64.021;
(B) the sworn affidavit under Section 64.022; and
(C) the bond under Section 64.023.
(b) A financial institution that complies with this section is not liable for compliance with a court order, injunction, or receivership authorized by Section 31.002 to:
(1) the judgment debtor;
(2) a party claiming through the judgment debtor;
(3) a co-depositor with the judgment debtor; or
(4) a co-borrower with the judgment debtor.
(c) A financial institution that complies with this section is entitled to recover reasonable costs, including copying costs, research costs, and, if there is a contest, reasonable attorney's fees.
(d) In this section, "financial institution" means a state or national bank, state or federal savings and loan association, state or federal savings bank, state or federal credit union, foreign bank, foreign bank agency, or trust company.
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