Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 96.311 - Payment of Nonclaiming Deposit Account Holders and Creditors(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the liquidating agent, on demand, shall pay a deposit account holder or creditor of the savings bank who does not make a claim under Section 96.305 any amount held by the liquidating agent for the benefit of the deposit account holder or creditor.(b) If the liquidating agent has a doubt about the identity of a claimant or the claimant's right to the money, the liquidating agent shall reject the claim and notify the claimant by registered mail.(c) The liquidating agent's rejection of a claim becomes final if the claimant does not file suit against the liquidating agent to recover money in a district court of Travis County within three months after the date on which the notice is mailed.(d) A suit under Subsection (c) is an action in rem. Judgment is binding on all persons interested in the money. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.