Texas Local Government Code 117.052 – Deposits of Registry Funds by County and District Clerks
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(a) If a depository has been selected under Subchapter B, a county clerk or a district clerk who is to have for more than three days legal custody of money deposited in the registry of the court pending the result of a legal proceeding shall deposit the money in the depository.
(b) The funds deposited shall be carried at the depository selected under this chapter as a special account in the name of the clerk making the deposit.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 117.052
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
(c) A clerk is responsible for funds deposited into the registry fund from the following sources:
(1) funds of minors or incapacitated persons;
(2) funds tendered in an interpleader action;
(3) funds paid in satisfaction of a judgment;
(4) child support funds held for more than three days;
(5) cash bonds;
(6) cash bail bonds;
(7) funds in an eminent domain proceeding; and
(8) any other funds tendered to the clerk for deposit into the registry of the court.