Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.047 · Subchapter C. SALE
DISTRIBUTION OF SALE PROCEEDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An officer shall deliver money collected on execution to the entitled party at the earliest opportunity.
(b) The officer is entitled to retain from the proceeds of a sale of personal property an amount equal to the reasonable expenses incurred by him in making the levy and keeping the property.
(c) If more money is received from the sale of property than is sufficient to satisfy the executions held by the officer, the officer shall immediately pay the surplus to the defendant or the defendant's agent or attorney.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm
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