Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Unclaimed Property
Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 71.001. Escheat - Sec. 71.001. ESCHEAT. (a) If an individual dies intestate and...

Section 71.002. Presumption of Death - Sec. 71.002. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH. An individual is presumed dead...

Section 71.003. Presumption of Intestacy - Sec. 71.003. PRESUMPTION OF INTESTACY. An individual is presumed to...

Section 71.004. Presumption of Death Without Heirs - Sec. 71.004. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS. An individual is...

Section 71.005. Act of Ownership - Sec. 71.005. ACT OF OWNERSHIP. For the purposes of this...

Section 71.006. Review of Probate Decree - Sec. 71.006. REVIEW OF PROBATE DECREE. (a) If the state...

Section 71.007. Identification of Real Property Subject to Escheat - Sec. 71.007. IDENTIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO ESCHEAT. The...

Subchapter B. Escheat Proceedings

Section 71.101. Petition for Escheat - Sec. 71.101. PETITION FOR ESCHEAT. (a) If any person, including...

Section 71.102. Citation - Sec. 71.102. CITATION. (a) If a petition is filed under...

Section 71.103. Party to Proceeding - Sec. 71.103. PARTY TO PROCEEDING. (a) A person who exercises...

Section 71.104. Appearance of Claimants - Sec. 71.104. APPEARANCE OF CLAIMANTS. Any person, whether named in...

Section 71.105. Trial - Sec. 71.105. TRIAL. (a) If a person appears and denies...

Section 71.106. Default Judgment - Sec. 71.106. DEFAULT JUDGMENT. If citation is issued in accordance...

Section 71.107. Judgment for State - Sec. 71.107. JUDGMENT FOR STATE. (a) If the court renders...

Section 71.108. Costs Paid by State - Sec. 71.108. COSTS PAID BY STATE. If the property does...

Section 71.109. Appeal; Writ of Error - Sec. 71.109. APPEAL; WRIT OF ERROR. A party who appeared...

Subchapter C. Disposition of Escheated Property

Section 71.201. Seizure and Sale of Personal Property - Sec. 71.201. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) If...

Section 71.202. Disposition of Real Property - Sec. 71.202. DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) Real property that...

Section 71.203. Account of Escheated Property - Sec. 71.203. ACCOUNT OF ESCHEATED PROPERTY. The comptroller shall keep...

Subchapter D. Recovery of Escheated Property

Section 71.301. Suit for Escheated Personal Property - Sec. 71.301. SUIT FOR ESCHEATED PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) If personal...

Section 71.302. Recovery of Personal Property - Sec. 71.302. RECOVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) If in a...

Section 71.303. Suit for Escheated Real Property - Sec. 71.303. SUIT FOR ESCHEATED REAL PROPERTY. (a) If real...

Section 71.304. State as Party in Suit for Assets - Sec. 71.304. STATE AS PARTY IN SUIT FOR ASSETS. (a)...