Tex. Local Government Code § 117.081
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 117.081, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 117.081. LIABILITY OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERKS.
Official statutory text
(a) A county clerk or a district clerk is not responsible for a loss of registry funds resulting from the failure or negligence of a depository.
(b) This section does not release a county clerk or a district clerk from:
(1) liability for a loss of registry funds resulting from the clerk's official misconduct, negligence, or misappropriation of the funds; or
(2) responsibility for keeping the registry funds safe until the clerk deposits them in a depository selected under Subchapter B.
(c) After a county clerk or a district clerk deposits in a depository selected under Subchapter B the registry funds held by the clerk, the clerk is relieved of the responsibility for keeping the funds secure.
(b) This section does not release a county clerk or a district clerk from:
(1) liability for a loss of registry funds resulting from the clerk's official misconduct, negligence, or misappropriation of the funds; or
(2) responsibility for keeping the registry funds safe until the clerk deposits them in a depository selected under Subchapter B.
(c) After a county clerk or a district clerk deposits in a depository selected under Subchapter B the registry funds held by the clerk, the clerk is relieved of the responsibility for keeping the funds secure.
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