Tex. Government Code § 82.063
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 82.063, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 82.063. RETENTION OF CLIENT'S MONEY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may bring an action against the person's attorney if the attorney receives or collects money for the person and refuses to pay the money to the person on demand.
(b) To recover under this section the person must file a motion with a district court in either the county in which the attorney usually resides or the county in which the attorney resided when the attorney collected or received the money.
(c) Notice of the motion and a copy of the motion shall be served on the attorney not later than the fifth day before the trial.
(d) If the motion is sustained, judgment shall be rendered against the defendant for the amount collected or received and at least 10 percent but not more than 20 percent damages on the principal sum.
(b) To recover under this section the person must file a motion with a district court in either the county in which the attorney usually resides or the county in which the attorney resided when the attorney collected or received the money.
(c) Notice of the motion and a copy of the motion shall be served on the attorney not later than the fifth day before the trial.
(d) If the motion is sustained, judgment shall be rendered against the defendant for the amount collected or received and at least 10 percent but not more than 20 percent damages on the principal sum.
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