2025 Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle B - Provisions Regulating Delivery of Services
Chapter 183 - Utility Deposits
Section 183.005. Return of Deposit

Universal Citation:
TX Util § 183.005 (2025)
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Sec. 183.005. RETURN OF DEPOSIT. (a) When the service is discontinued, the utility shall return the deposit and any unpaid interest on the deposit to the depositor or the depositor's heirs or legal representatives.

(b) The utility company may deduct from the amount returned under Subsection (a) any payments due for the services.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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