Tex. Gov't Code § 2116.008 · Subchapter A. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF TEXAS BULLION DEPOSITORY
DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT CONTRACTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To establish a depository account, a depositor must contract with the depository for a depository account. The contract must specify:
(1) the terms applicable to the account, including any special terms; and
(2) the conditions on which withdrawals or deliveries with respect to the account may be made.
(b) The execution of a contract for a depository account described by this section may be made, as prescribed by rules adopted under this chapter, by electronic or digital transmission.
(c) The depository shall hold the contract for a depository account in the records pertaining to the account.
(d) A contract for a depository account executed by a depositor and the depository is considered a contract in writing for all purposes, and may be evidenced by one or more agreements, deposit receipts, signature cards, amendment notices, or other documentation as provided by law.
(e) The depository and the depository account holder may amend a contract for a depository account by agreement, or the depository may amend the deposit contract by providing written notice of the amendment to the account holder, separately or as an enclosure with or part of the account holder's statement of account or passbook. In the case of amendment by notice from the depository, the notice must include the text and effective date of the amendment. The notice may be provided electronically. The effective date may not be earlier than the 30th day after the date the notice is mailed, unless otherwise provided by rules adopted under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1000 (H.B. 483), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 198 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 15, eff. May 24, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2116.htm
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