Texas § 151.004 DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITHOUT COURT ORDER.

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§ 151.004 — DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITHOUT COURT ORDER.

Texas § 151.004

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 151.004 (2026).

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Sec. 151.004. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITHOUT COURT ORDER.

(a)Subject to Subsection (c), a person who permits an examination of a decedent's document or safe deposit box under Section 151.003 may deliver:

(1)a document appearing to be the decedent's will to:

(A)the clerk of a court that:

(i)has probate jurisdiction; and

(ii)is located in the county in which the decedent resided; or

(B)a person named in the document as an executor of the decedent's estate;

(2)a document appearing to be a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be buried, or appearing to give burial instructions, to the person conducting the examination; or

(3)a document appearing to be an insurance policy on the decedent's life to a beneficiary named in the policy.

(b)A person who has leased a safe deposit b

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Sec. 151.004. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITHOUT COURT ORDER. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), a person who permits an examination of a decedent's document or safe deposit box under Section 151.003 may deliver:
(1) a document appearing to be the decedent's will to:
(A) the clerk of a court that:
(i) has probate jurisdiction; and
(ii) is located in the county in which the decedent resided; or
(B) a person named in the document as an executor of the decedent's estate;
(2) a document appearing to be a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be buried, or appearing to give burial instructions, to the person conducting the examination; or
(3) a document appearing to be an insurance policy on the decedent's life to a beneficiary named in the policy.
(b) A person who has leased a safe deposit box to the decedent shall keep a copy of a document delivered by the person under Subsection (a)(1) until the fourth anniversary of the date of delivery.
(c) A person may not deliver a document under Subsection (a) unless the person examining the document:
(1) requests delivery of the document; and
(2) issues a receipt for the document to the person delivering the document.