Sec. 3503.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Claimant" means a person directly entitled to payment under a construction payment bond.
(2) "Construction payment bond" means a surety agreement or obligation issued to guarantee or assure payment by a principal obligor for work performed or materials supplied or specially fabricated for a public or private construction project.
(3) "Notice of claim" means a written notification by a claimant who makes a claim for payment from the surety company. The term does not include a routine statutory notice required by Section 53.056(b), 53.057, 53.058, 53.252(b), or 53.253, Property Code, or Section 2253.047, Government Code.
(4) "Surety company" means an authorized surety or guaranty company that executes and delivers a construction payment bond as a surety for a principal obligor.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2007.