Tex. Prop. Code § 76.601 · Subchapter G. UNCLAIMED MONEY FUND
FUND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The treasurer of the holder shall maintain a fund known as the unclaimed money fund.
(b) The treasurer of the holder shall deposit to the credit of the fund:
(1) all funds, including marketable securities, delivered to the treasurer of the holder under this chapter or any other statute requiring the delivery of unclaimed property to the treasurer of the holder;
(2) all proceeds from the sale of any property, including marketable securities, under this chapter; and
(3) any income derived from investments of the fund.
(c) The treasurer of the holder shall keep a separate record and accounting for delivered unclaimed property, other than money, before its sale.
(d) The treasurer of the holder shall from time to time invest the amount in the unclaimed money fund in investments approved by law for the investment of funds by the holder.
(e) The treasurer of the holder may from time to time sell securities in the fund, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and use the proceeds to buy, exchange, invest, or reinvest in marketable securities. When making the investments, the treasurer of the holder shall exercise the judgment and care of a prudent person.
(f) The treasurer of the holder shall keep a separate record and accounting for securities delivered, sold, purchased, or exchanged and the proceeds and earnings from the securities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.76.htm
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