Tex. Prop. Code § 71.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 71.002 - Presumption of Death

An individual is presumed dead for the purpose of determining if the individual's real or personal property is subject to escheat if the individual:

(1) is absent from the individual's place of residence for seven years or longer; and

(2) is not known to exist.

Tex. Prop. Code § 71.002

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1985.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.