Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 140B.103 · Subchapter C. CIVIL REMEDIES
CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If property subject to forfeiture is conveyed, alienated, disposed of, diminished in value, or otherwise rendered unavailable for forfeiture, the investigative agency may, on behalf of the state, bring an action in any district court against the person named in the lien notice under Chapter 68, Property Code, or the defendant in the relevant civil action or criminal proceeding. If a civil action is pending, the action shall be filed only in the court where the civil action is pending.
(b) The court in an action brought under Subsection (a) shall:
(1) enter final judgment against the person named in the lien notice or the defendant in the relevant civil action or criminal proceeding in an amount equal to:
(A) the fair market value of the property; and
(B) the investigative costs and attorney fees incurred by the investigative agency in the action; or
(2) order the forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up to the value of the property subject to forfeiture.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 4635), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.140B.htm
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