Section 501.017 - Cost of Confinement As Claim(a) The department may establish a claim and lien against the estate of an inmate who dies while confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department for the cost to the department of the inmate's confinement.(b) The department may not enforce a claim or lien established under this section if the inmate has a surviving spouse or a surviving dependent or disabled child.(c) The department shall adopt policies regarding recovery of the cost of confinement through enforcement of claims or liens established under this section.Tex. Gov't. Code § 501.017
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.084, eff. 9/1/1995.Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. 9/1/1989. Renumbered from Sec. 500.017 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. 8/26/1991.