Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Safe Deposit Boxes
Section 125.503. Access by More Than One Person

Sec. 125.503. ACCESS BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON. (a) In the absence of a contract to the contrary, a credit union shall allow each holder of a safe deposit box jointly held in the name of two or more persons or a person other than the lessee designated in the lease agreement:
(1) access to the box; and
(2) removal of its contents.
(b) A credit union is not responsible for damage arising because a holder or other designated person had access to the box or removed its contents.
(c) The death of a holder of a jointly held safe deposit box does not affect the right of another holder or other designated person to have access to and remove contents from the box.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 87, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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