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Texas Property Code - PROP § 72.1015. Unclaimed Wages

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(a) In this section, “ wages” has the meaning assigned by Section 61.001, Labor Code.

(b) An amount of unclaimed wages is presumed abandoned if, for longer than one year:

(1) the existence and location of the person to whom the wages are owed is unknown to the holder of the wages;  and

(2) according to the knowledge and records of the holder of the wages, a claim to the wages has not been asserted or an act of ownership of the wages has not been exercised.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Property Code - PROP § 72.1015. Unclaimed Wages - last updated April 14, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/property-code/prop-sect-72-1015/


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