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Tex. Fin. Code § 65.007

LOST OR DESTROYED ACCOUNT BOOK OR CERTIFICATE

Known as the Texas Savings and Loan Act

The act spans §§ 61–89 (217 sections).

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An association may issue a new account book or certificate in the name of the holder of record of a savings account if:

(1) the holder or the holder's legal representative requests; and

(2) proof is presented satisfactory to the association that the original book or certificate is lost or destroyed.

(b) A new account book or certificate must expressly state that:

(1) it is issued to replace a lost or destroyed account book or certificate; and

(2) the association may not be held liable on the original account book or certificate.

(c) An association may require indemnification against any loss resulting from issuing a new account book or certificate.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.