Texas Statutes
§ 71.201 — SEIZURE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Texas § 71.201
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Bluebook
Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 71.201 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3589, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71.001
ESCHEAT.§ 71.002
PRESUMPTION OF DEATH.§ 71.003
PRESUMPTION OF INTESTACY.§ 71.005
ACT OF OWNERSHIP.§ 71.006
REVIEW OF PROBATE DECREE.§ 71.101
PETITION FOR ESCHEAT.§ 71.102
CITATION.§ 71.103
PARTY TO PROCEEDING.§ 71.104
APPEARANCE OF CLAIMANTS.§ 71.105
TRIAL.§ 71.106
DEFAULT JUDGMENT.§ 71.107
JUDGMENT FOR STATE.§ 71.108
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Texas § 71.201, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/PR/71.201.