Tex. Finance Code § 36.227
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 36.227, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 36.227. ASSETS DISCOVERED AFTER CLOSE OF RECEIVERSHIP.
Official statutory text
(a) The banking commissioner shall report to the court discovery of an asset having value that:
(1) the banking commissioner discovers after the receivership was closed by final order of the court; and
(2) was abandoned as worthless or unknown during the receivership.
(b) The court may reopen the receivership proceeding for continued liquidation if the value of the asset justifies the reopening.
(c) If the banking commissioner suspects that the information may have been intentionally or fraudulently concealed, the banking commissioner shall notify appropriate civil and criminal authorities to determine any applicable penalties.
(1) the banking commissioner discovers after the receivership was closed by final order of the court; and
(2) was abandoned as worthless or unknown during the receivership.
(b) The court may reopen the receivership proceeding for continued liquidation if the value of the asset justifies the reopening.
(c) If the banking commissioner suspects that the information may have been intentionally or fraudulently concealed, the banking commissioner shall notify appropriate civil and criminal authorities to determine any applicable penalties.
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