(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.

(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.