Tex. Local Government Code § 117.002
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 117.002, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 117.002. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO COMPTROLLER.
Official statutory text
Any funds deposited under this chapter, except cash bail bonds, that are presumed abandoned under Chapter 72, 73, or 75, Property Code, shall be reported and delivered by the county or district clerk to the comptroller without further action by any court. The dormancy period for funds deposited under this chapter begins on the later of:
(1) the date of entry of final judgment or order of dismissal in the action in which the funds were deposited;
(2) the 18th birthday of the minor for whom the funds were deposited; or
(3) a reasonable date established by rule by the comptroller to promote the public interest in disposing of unclaimed funds.
(1) the date of entry of final judgment or order of dismissal in the action in which the funds were deposited;
(2) the 18th birthday of the minor for whom the funds were deposited; or
(3) a reasonable date established by rule by the comptroller to promote the public interest in disposing of unclaimed funds.
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