Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 140B.106 · Subchapter C. CIVIL REMEDIES
STORAGE OF SEIZED PROPERTY PENDING FORFEITURE ACTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Property taken or detained under this subchapter is not subject to replevin but is considered to be in the custody of the law enforcement officer making the seizure, subject only to the order of the court. When property is seized under this subchapter, pending forfeiture and final disposition, the law enforcement officer may:
(1) place the property under seal;
(2) remove the property to a place designated by a court; or
(3) require another agency authorized by law to take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location.
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.140B.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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