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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 117.081. Liability of County and District Clerks

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A county clerk or a district clerk is not responsible for a loss of registry funds resulting from the failure or negligence of a depository.

(b) This section does not release a county clerk or a district clerk from:

(1) liability for a loss of registry funds resulting from the clerk's official misconduct, negligence, or misappropriation of the funds; or

(2) responsibility for keeping the registry funds safe until the clerk deposits them in a depository selected under Subchapter B.  1

(c) After a county clerk or a district clerk deposits in a depository selected under Subchapter B the registry funds held by the clerk, the clerk is relieved of the responsibility for keeping the funds secure.

1 V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 117.021 et seq.
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