Sec. 2704.001. ISSUANCE OF POLICY OR CONTRACT. A title insurance policy or contract may not be written unless:
(1) Sections 2502.053, 2502.054, and 2502.055 have been complied with;
(2) the policy or contract is based on an examination of title made from title evidence prepared from an abstract plant owned, or leased and operated by a title insurance agent or direct operation for the county in which the real property is located, except as provided by Section 2704.002;
(3) insurability of title has been determined in accordance with sound title underwriting practices; and
(4) evidence thereof is preserved and retained in the files of the title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation for a period of not less than 15 years after the date of issuance of the policy or contract.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2005.
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