Sec. 96.311. PAYMENT OF NONCLAIMING DEPOSIT ACCOUNT HOLDERS AND CREDITORS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the liquidating agent, on demand, shall pay a deposit account holder or creditor of the savings bank who does not make a claim under Section 96.305 any amount held by the liquidating agent for the benefit of the deposit account holder or creditor.
(b) If the liquidating agent has a doubt about the identity of a claimant or the claimant's right to the money, the liquidating agent shall reject the claim and notify the claimant by registered mail.
(c) The liquidating agent's rejection of a claim becomes final if the claimant does not file suit against the liquidating agent to recover money in a district court of Travis County within three months after the date on which the notice is mailed.
(d) A suit under Subsection (c) is an action in rem. Judgment is binding on all persons interested in the money.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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