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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A check is presumed to be abandoned on the latest of:
(1) the third anniversary of the date the check was payable;
(2) the third anniversary of the date the issuer or payor of the check last received documented communication from the payee of the check; or
(3) the third anniversary of the date the check was issued if, according to the knowledge and records of the issuer or payor of the check, during that period, a claim to the check has not been asserted or an act of ownership by the payee has not been exercised.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Property Code - PROP § 73.102. Checks - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/property-code/prop-sect-73-102/
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