Tex. Local Government Code § 116.154
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 116.154, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 116.154. LIABILITY OF DEPOSITORY PENDING COLLECTION OF DEPOSITS.
Official statutory text
A county depository that uses due diligence to collect a check, draft, or demand for money deposited by the county with the depository is not liable for the collection until the proceeds have been received by the depository. The depository shall charge the county and the county shall pay a collection expense that the depository may not pay or absorb because of a federal law or a regulation adopted by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System or by the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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