Texas § FI.154.358 - CLAIMS AGAINST FUND
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§ FI.154.358. CLAIMS AGAINST FUND
CLAIMS AGAINST FUND. (a) The payment of a claim or expense from the fund is a matter of privilege and not of right, and a person does not have a vested right in the fund as a beneficiary or otherwise. (b) A claim against the fund may be made by: (1) a purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract; (2) a purchaser's estate; (3) a permit holder or funeral provider who assumes or performs a contract; or (4) a claimant for the benefit of a group of purchasers of prepaid funeral benefits contracts as part of a plan to arrange for another permit holder or funeral provider to assume the contract obligations. (c) An approved claim or expense relating to a trust-funded contract may be paid only from the fund's trust-funded contract account. An approved claim or expense relating to an insurance-funded contract may be paid only from the fund's insurance-funded contract account. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 3762 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 559 (H.B. 3004 ), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
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Section FI.154.358 ("CLAIMS AGAINST FUND") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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