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2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 6 - Unclaimed Property
Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property
Subchapter C. Disposition of Escheated Property
Section 71.201. Seizure and Sale of Personal Property
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Sec. 71.201. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) If personal property escheated to the state, the court shall issue to the sheriff a writ that commands the sheriff to seize the escheated property.
(b) The sheriff shall:
(1) dispose of the personal property at public auction in accordance with the law regarding the sale of personal property under execution; and
(2) deposit into the State Treasury the proceeds of the sale, less court costs.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3589, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
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