Tex. Est. Code § 455.002 · Chapter 455. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR
BOND OF PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The public probate administrator must execute an official bond of at least $100,000 conditioned as required by law and payable to the statutory probate court judge who appointed the public probate administrator.
(b) In addition to the official bond of office, at any time, for good cause, the statutory probate court judge who appointed the public probate administrator may require the administrator to post an additional corporate surety bond for individual estates. The additional bonds shall bear the written approval of the judge requesting the additional bond.
(c) The county may choose to self-insure the public probate administrator for the minimum bond amount required by this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.455.htm
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