Texas § 359.101 PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL ACCOUNT.

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§ 359.101 — PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL ACCOUNT.

Texas § 359.101

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 359.101 (2026).

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Sec. 359.101. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL ACCOUNT.

(a)If the personal representative of an estate does not file an annual account required by Section 359.001 or 359.002 , any person interested in the estate on written complaint, or the court on the court's own motion, may have the representative cited to file the account and show cause for the failure.

(b)If the personal representative does not file the account after being cited or does not show good cause for the failure, the court on hearing may:

(1)revoke the representative's letters testamentary or of administration; and

(2)fine the representative in an amount not to exceed $500.

(c)The personal representative and the representative's sureties are liable for any fine imposed and for all damages and costs sustained by the re

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Sec. 359.101. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL ACCOUNT. (a) If the personal representative of an estate does not file an annual account required by Section 359.001 or 359.002 , any person interested in the estate on written complaint, or the court on the court's own motion, may have the representative cited to file the account and show cause for the failure.
(b) If the personal representative does not file the account after being cited or does not show good cause for the failure, the court on hearing may:
(1) revoke the representative's letters testamentary or of administration; and
(2) fine the representative in an amount not to exceed $500.
(c) The personal representative and the representative's sureties are liable for any fine imposed and for all damages and costs sustained by the representative's failure. The fine, damages, and costs may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.