Texas § 157.319 EFFECT OF LIEN NOTICE.

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§ 157.319 — EFFECT OF LIEN NOTICE.

Texas § 157.319

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 157.319 (2026).

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Sec. 157.319. EFFECT OF LIEN NOTICE.

(a)If a person having actual notice of the lien possesses nonexempt personal property of the obligor that may be subject to the lien, the property may not be paid over, released, sold, transferred, encumbered, or conveyed unless:

(1)a release of lien signed by the claimant is delivered to the person in possession; or

(2)a court, after notice to the claimant and hearing, has ordered the release of the lien because arrearages do not exist.

(b)A person having notice of a child support lien who violates this section may be joined as a party to a foreclosure action under this chapter and is subject to the penalties provided by this subchapter.

(c)This section does not affect the validity or priority of a lien of a health care provider, a lien for attorn

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Sec. 157.319. EFFECT OF LIEN NOTICE. (a) If a person having actual notice of the lien possesses nonexempt personal property of the obligor that may be subject to the lien, the property may not be paid over, released, sold, transferred, encumbered, or conveyed unless:
(1) a release of lien signed by the claimant is delivered to the person in possession; or
(2) a court, after notice to the claimant and hearing, has ordered the release of the lien because arrearages do not exist.
(b) A person having notice of a child support lien who violates this section may be joined as a party to a foreclosure action under this chapter and is subject to the penalties provided by this subchapter.
(c) This section does not affect the validity or priority of a lien of a health care provider, a lien for attorney's fees, or a lien of a holder of a security interest. This section does not affect the assignment of rights or subrogation of a claim under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.), as amended.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.