Section 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. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3589, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.