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TX Prop § 73.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 73 - Property Held by Financial Institutions|Subchapter B. Presumption of Abandonment|Section 73.103. Designation of Representative for Notice

Sec. 73.103.  DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOTICE. (a) The depositor of an account or the owner of the contents of a safe deposit box may designate the name and a mailing or e-mail address of a representative of the depositor or the owner only for the purpose of receiving the notice required by Section 74.1011. The depositor or owner is not required to designate a representative under this subsection.(b)  The comptroller shall prescribe a form that a holder of an account or the contents of a safe deposit box may make available to a depositor of the account or owner of the contents of the box to designate a representative for notice under this section.(c)  A representative for notice designated under this section does not have any rights to the account or safe deposit box and may not access the account or box.(d)  The running of a period of abandonment under Section 73.101 ceases immediately if a representative designated under this section communicates to the holder that the representative knows:(1)  the depositor's or owner's location; and(2)  that the depositor or owner exists and has not abandoned the account or the contents of a safe deposit box.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (H.B. 1454), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Prop § 74.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 74.001. Applicability

Sec. 74.001.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as  provided by this section, this chapter applies to:(1)  property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 72, Chapter 73, or Chapter 75;(2)  property that is presumed abandoned under Chapter 154, Finance Code;(3)  unclaimed proceeds under Chapter 1109, Insurance Code; or(4)  any other law requiring a person to report and deliver property to the comptroller under this chapter.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a holder of property subject to Chapter 76.(c)  This chapter does not apply to small credit balances held by an institution of higher education in an unclaimed money fund under Section 51.011, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 465, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.03, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 1.07, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 3598), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (H.B. 1514), Sec. 4, eff. May 18, 2021.|
TX Prop § 74.1011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.1011. Notice by Property Holder Required

Sec. 74.1011.  NOTICE BY PROPERTY HOLDER REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a holder who on March 1  holds property to which this chapter applies that is valued at more than $250 shall, not later than the 60th  day before the date the property is delivered to the comptroller, provide to the owner by mail to the last known address of the owner or by e-mail written notice stating that:(1)  the holder is holding the property; and(2)  the holder may be required to deliver the property to the comptroller on or before July 1 if the property is not claimed.(b)  The notice required under Subsection (a) does not apply to a holder who:(1)  has already provided such notice to the owner of the property or a person entitled to the property under existing federal law, rules, and regulations or state law within the time specified under Subsection (a); or(2)  does not have a record of a physical or e-mail address for the property owner or any other person entitled to the property.(b-1)  If an owner has designated a representative for notice under Section 72.1021 or 73.103, the holder shall mail or e-mail the written notice required under Subsection (a) to the representative in addition to providing written notice to the owner.(c)  A holder that provides notice under this section may charge the cost of the postage as a service charge against the property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 232 (S.B. 1589), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 257), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (H.B. 1454), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (H.B. 1514), Sec. 6, eff. May 18, 2021.|
TX Prop § 74.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.102. Signed Statement

Sec. 74.102.  SIGNED STATEMENT.  (a)  The person preparing a property report shall provide with each copy of the report a statement signed by:(1)  the individual holding the reported property;(2)  a partner, if the holder is a partnership;(3)  an officer, if the holder is an unincorporated association or a private corporation;  or(4)  the chief fiscal officer, if the holder is a public corporation.(b)  The statement must include the following sentence:"This report contains a full and complete list of all property held by the undersigned that, from the knowledge and records of the undersigned, is abandoned under the laws of the State of Texas."(c)  The comptroller may adopt rules or policies relating to the signature requirement, as the comptroller determines appropriate, to maximize the use of future developments in electronic filing technology.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Prop § 74.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.103. Retention of Records

Sec. 74.103.  RETENTION OF RECORDS.  (a)  A holder required to file a property report under Section 74.101 shall keep a record of:(1)  the name, the social security number, if known, and the last known address of each person who, from the records of the holder of the property, appears to be the owner of the property;(2)  the name and last known mailing or e-mail address of any representative for notice designated under Section 72.1021 or 73.103;(3)  a brief description of the property, including the identification number, if any; and(4)  the balance of each account, if appropriate.(b)  Without regard to whether the property is reported in the aggregate, the record must be kept for 10 years from the later of:(1)  the date on which the property is reportable; or(2)  the date the report is filed.(c)  The comptroller may by rule provide for a shorter period for keeping a record required by this section.(d)  The comptroller may determine the liability of a holder required to file a property report under Section 74.101 using the best information available to the comptroller if the records of the holder are unavailable or incomplete for any portion of the required retention period.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 84, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (H.B. 1454), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 3598), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Prop § 74.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.104. Confidentiality of Property Report; Exceptions

Sec. 74.104.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPERTY REPORT; EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 74.201, 74.203, or 74.307, a property report filed with the comptroller under Section 74.101 is confidential until the second anniversary of the date the report is filed.(b)  The social security number of an owner that is provided to the comptroller is confidential.(c)  The information reported under Section 74.101(e) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the comptroller may release the information about a well reported under Section 74.101(e) to a claimant of mineral proceeds from the well if the claim is approved by the comptroller under Section 74.501.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the information compiled under Section 74.307(a)(2) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (S.B. 1589), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (S.B. 1589), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Prop § 74.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.105. Combined Reporting

Sec. 74.105.  COMBINED REPORTING.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Affiliated group" means a group of one or more entities in which a controlling interest is owned by a common owner, either corporate or noncorporate, or by one or more of the member entities.(2)  "Controlling interest" means:(A)  for a corporation, more than 50 percent, owned directly or indirectly, of the total voting power of all classes of stock of the corporation;(B)  for a partnership, more than 50 percent, owned directly or indirectly, of the capital or profits in the partnership;(C)  for a limited liability company, more than 50 percent, owned directly or indirectly, of the total membership interest of the limited liability company; and(D)  for an association, trust, or other entity, more than 50 percent, owned directly or indirectly, of the beneficial interest in the association, trust, or other entity.(b)  If a holder that is required to file a property report under this chapter is a member of an affiliated group, the holder shall file one report for the affiliated group.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 3598), Sec. 4, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Prop § 74.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter B. Property Report|Section 74.106. Continuing Reporting Requirement

Sec. 74.106.  CONTINUING REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  A person who is required to file a property report under Section 74.101 in any year shall file a property report in each successive year.(b)  If a person required to file a property report under this section is not holding any property that is reportable under this chapter, the person shall certify that fact.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 3598), Sec. 4, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Prop § 74.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter C. Notice by Comptroller|Section 74.201. Required Notice

Sec. 74.201.  REQUIRED NOTICE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 74.202, the comptroller may use one or more methods as necessary to provide the most efficient and effective notice to each reported owner in the calendar year immediately following the year in which the report required by Section 74.101 is filed.  The notice must be provided:(1)  in the county of the property owner's last known address;  or(2)  in the county in which the holder has its principal place of business or its registered office for service in this state, if the property owner's last address is unknown.(b)  The notice must state that the reported property is presumed abandoned and subject to this chapter and must contain:(1)  the name and city of last known address of the reported owner;(2)  a statement that, by inquiry, any person possessing a legal or beneficial interest in the reported property may obtain information concerning the amount and description of the property;  and(3)  a statement that the person may present proof of the claim and establish the person's right to receive the property.(c)  Deleted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.(d)  The comptroller may offer for sale space for suitable advertisements in a notice published under this section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 74.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter C. Notice by Comptroller|Section 74.202. Notice for Item With Value of Less Than $100

Sec. 74.202.  NOTICE FOR ITEM WITH VALUE OF LESS THAN $100.  In the notice required by Section 74.201, the comptroller is not required to publish information regarding an item having a value that is less than $100 unless the comptroller determines that publication of that information is in the public interest.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 571, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 74.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter C. Notice by Comptroller|Section 74.203. Authorized Notice

Sec. 74.203.  AUTHORIZED NOTICE.  (a)  During the calendar year immediately following the year in which the report required by Section 74.101 is filed, notice may be mailed to each person who has been reported with a Texas address and appears to be entitled to the reported property.(b)  The notice under Subsection (a) must conform to the requirements for notice under Section 74.201(b).|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 74.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter C. Notice by Comptroller|Section 74.205. Charge for Notice

Sec. 74.205.  CHARGE FOR NOTICE.  The comptroller may charge the following against the property delivered under this chapter:(1)  expenses incurred for the publication of notice required by Section 74.201;  and(2)  the amount paid in postage for the notice to the owner required by Section 74.203.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Prop § 74.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter C. Notice by Comptroller|Section 74.206. Advertising and Promotion

Sec. 74.206.  ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION.  The comptroller may advertise or otherwise promote the unclaimed property program in any available media to further the purposes of this title and to provide effective and efficient notice to reported owners.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 897 (H.B. 3598), Sec. 5, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Prop § 74.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter D. Delivery|Section 74.301. Delivery of Property to Comptroller

Sec. 74.301.  DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO COMPTROLLER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), each holder who on March 1 holds property to which this chapter applies shall deliver the property to the comptroller on or before the following July 1 accompanied by the report required to be filed under Section 74.101.(b)  If the property subject to delivery under Subsection (a) is stock or some other intangible ownership interest in a business association for which there is no evidence of ownership, the holder shall issue a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership to the comptroller at the time delivery is required under this section.(c)  If the property subject to delivery under Subsection (a) is the contents of a safe deposit box, the comptroller may instruct a holder to deliver the property on a specified date before July 1 of the following year.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 19, 30(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 465, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 257), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (H.B. 1514), Sec. 7, eff. May 18, 2021.|
TX Prop § 74.3011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter D. Delivery|Section 74.3011. Delivery of Money to Rural Scholarship Fund

Sec. 74.3011.  DELIVERY OF MONEY TO RURAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.  (a)  Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of this chapter or other law, a local telephone exchange company may deliver reported money to a scholarship fund for rural students instead of delivering the money to the comptroller as prescribed by Section 74.301.(b)  A local telephone exchange company may deliver the money under this section only to a scholarship fund established by one or more local telephone exchange companies in this state to enable needy students from rural areas to attend college, technical school, or another postsecondary educational institution.(c)  A local telephone exchange company shall file with the comptroller a verification of money delivered under this section that complies with Section 74.302.(d)  A claim for money delivered to a scholarship fund under this section must be filed with the local telephone exchange company that delivered the money.  The local telephone exchange company shall forward the claim to the administrator of the scholarship fund to which the money was delivered.  The scholarship fund shall pay the claim if the fund determines in good faith that the claim is valid.  A person aggrieved by a claim decision may file a suit against the fund in a district court in the county in which the administrator of the scholarship fund is located in accordance with Section 74.506.(e)  The comptroller shall prescribe forms and procedures governing this section, including forms and procedures relating to:(1)  notice of presumed abandoned property;(2)  delivery of reported money to a scholarship fund;  and(3)  filing of a claim.(f)  In this section, "local telephone exchange company" means a telecommunications utility certificated to provide local exchange service within the state and that is a telephone cooperative or has fewer than 50,000 access lines in service in this state.(g)  During a state fiscal year, the total amount of money that may be transferred by all local telephone exchange companies under this section may not exceed $800,000.  The comptroller shall keep a record of the total amount of money transferred annually.  When the total amount of money transferred during a state fiscal year equals the amount allowed by this subsection, the comptroller shall notify each local telephone exchange company that the company may not transfer any additional money to the company's scholarship fund during the remainder of that state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 231, Sec. 50(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 163 (S.B. 947), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Prop § 74.3012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Property Code|Title 6 - Unclaimed Property|Chapter 74 - Report, Delivery, and Claims Process|Subchapter D. Delivery|Section 74.3012. Delivery of Money to Urban Scholarship Fund

Sec. 74.3012.  DELIVERY OF MONEY TO URBAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND.  (a)  Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of this chapter or other law, a local exchange company may deliver reported money to a scholarship fund for urban students instead of delivering the money to the comptroller as prescribed by Section 74.301.(b)  A local exchange company may deliver the money under this section only to a scholarship fund established by one or more local exchange companies in this state to enable needy students from urban areas to attend college, technical school, or another postsecondary educational institution.(c)  A local exchange company shall file with the comptroller a verification of money delivered under this section that complies with Section 74.302.(d)  A claim for money delivered to a scholarship fund under this section must be filed with the local exchange company that delivered the money.  The local exchange company shall forward the claim to the administrator of the scholarship fund to which the money was delivered.  The scholarship fund shall pay the claim if the fund determines in good faith that the claim is valid.  A person aggrieved by a claim decision may file a suit against the fund in a district court in the county in which the administrator of the scholarship fund is located in accordance with Section 74.506.(e)  The comptroller shall prescribe forms and procedures governing this section, including forms and procedures relating to:(1)  notice of presumed abandoned property;(2)  delivery of reported money to a scholarship fund;  and(3)  filing of a claim.(f)  In this section, "local exchange company" means a telecommunications utility certificated to provide local exchange telephone service within the state and that has 50,000 or more access lines in service in this state and is not a telephone cooperative.(g)  During each state fiscal year, the total amount of money that may be transferred by all local exchange companies under this section may not exceed the total amount of money transferred to rural scholarship funds under Section 74.3011 during the previous state fiscal year.  The comptroller shall keep a record of the total amount of money transferred annually.  If the total amount of money transferred during a state fiscal year equals the amount allowed by this subsection, the comptroller shall notify each local exchange company that the company may not transfer any additional money to the company's scholarship fund during the remainder of that state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 231, Sec. 51(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 16.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|