Sec. 36.227. ASSETS DISCOVERED AFTER CLOSE OF RECEIVERSHIP. (a) The banking commissioner shall report to the court discovery of an asset having value that:

(1) the banking commissioner discovers after the receivership was closed by final order of the court; and

(2) was abandoned as worthless or unknown during the receivership.

(b) The court may reopen the receivership proceeding for continued liquidation if the value of the asset justifies the reopening.

(c) If the banking commissioner suspects that the information may have been intentionally or fraudulently concealed, the banking commissioner shall notify appropriate civil and criminal authorities to determine any applicable penalties.

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