Tex. Property Code § 73.103
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 73.103, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 73.103. DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) The depositor of an account or the owner of the contents of a safe deposit box may designate the name and a mailing or e-mail address of a representative of the depositor or the owner only for the purpose of receiving the notice required by Section 74.1011. The depositor or owner is not required to designate a representative under this subsection.
(b) The comptroller shall prescribe a form that a holder of an account or the contents of a safe deposit box may make available to a depositor of the account or owner of the contents of the box to designate a representative for notice under this section.
(c) A representative for notice designated under this section does not have any rights to the account or safe deposit box and may not access the account or box.
(d) The running of a period of abandonment under Section 73.101 ceases immediately if a representative designated under this section communicates to the holder that the representative knows:
(1) the depositor's or owner's location; and
(2) that the depositor or owner exists and has not abandoned the account or the contents of a safe deposit box.
(b) The comptroller shall prescribe a form that a holder of an account or the contents of a safe deposit box may make available to a depositor of the account or owner of the contents of the box to designate a representative for notice under this section.
(c) A representative for notice designated under this section does not have any rights to the account or safe deposit box and may not access the account or box.
(d) The running of a period of abandonment under Section 73.101 ceases immediately if a representative designated under this section communicates to the holder that the representative knows:
(1) the depositor's or owner's location; and
(2) that the depositor or owner exists and has not abandoned the account or the contents of a safe deposit box.
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