Texas § PW.11.040 - MISTAKEN DEPOSIT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PW.11.040 — MISTAKEN DEPOSIT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PW.11.040. MISTAKEN DEPOSIT
MISTAKEN DEPOSIT. (a) Any funds deposited in the state treasury by the department by mistake of fact or mistake of law shall be refunded by warrant issued against the fund and credited against the account in the state treasury into which the money was deposited. Refunds necessary to make the proper correction shall be appropriated by the general appropriations act. (b) The comptroller may require written evidence from the director of the department to indicate the reason for the mistake of fact or law before issuing the refund warrant authorized in Subsection (a) of this section. (c) This section does not apply to any funds that have been deposited under a written contract or to any funds on deposit as of June 8, 1971, which are the subject of litigation in any of the courts of this state or the United States. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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Section PW.11.040 ("MISTAKEN DEPOSIT") 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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