Texas § ES.252.052 - SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
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§ ES.252.052. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on delivery of a will to the testator or a person authorized by the testator under Section 252.051 , the certificate of deposit issued for the will must be surrendered by the person to whom delivery of the will is made. (b) A county clerk may instead accept and file an affidavit by the testator stating that the certificate of deposit issued for the will has been lost, stolen, or destroyed. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. SUBCHAPTER C. ACTIONS BY COUNTY CLERK ON DEATH OF TESTATOR
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