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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 77.052

  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

A holder who on March 1 holds an unclaimed restitution payment that is presumed abandoned under Section 76.013 or 508.322, Government Code, shall, on or before the following May 1, mail to the last known address of the victim entitled to the unclaimed restitution payment written notice stating that:
(1) the holder is holding the restitution payment to which the victim is entitled; and
(2) the holder may be required to deliver the restitution payment to the comptroller on or before July 1 if the victim does not claim the restitution payment.