Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 117.125 · Subchapter E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO FUNDS PAID INTO COURT REGISTRY IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION
TRANSFER OF MONEY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In the absence of a contrary order from a court having jurisdiction over the registry fund, a clerk may transfer money deposited in the fund into a separate account.
(b) A clerk shall transfer all money deposited in a registry fund under Chapter 1355, Estates Code, into a separate account.
(c) Money transferred into a separate account under this section must be:
(1) transferred into an account authorized for investment under Chapter 2256, Government Code, by a local government or investment pool; and
(2) invested according to the investment officer designated under Section 2256.005, Government Code, by the investing entity of which the county is a member.
(d) A transfer of money into a separate account under this section is exempt from the requirements prescribed by Section 117.121 for disbursements from registry funds.
(e) An investment of money transferred from a registry fund under this section is subject to the limitations, policies, and standards of care provided by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 196, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.051, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.117.htm
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