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§ 59.107 — NONEMERGENCY OPENING AND RELOCATION

FI § 59.107Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part A. BANKS · Ch. 59. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Art. B. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

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(a)A safe deposit company may not relocate a safe deposit box rented for a term of at least six months if the box rental is not delinquent or open a safe deposit box to relocate its contents to another safe deposit box or other location except:
(1)in the presence of the lessee;
(2)with the lessee's written authorization; or
(3)as otherwise provided by this section or Section 59.108.
(b)A safe deposit box may not be relocated under this section unless the storage conditions at the new location are at least as secure as the conditions at the original box location.
(c)Not later than the 30th day before the scheduled date of a nonemergency relocation, the safe deposit company shall give notice of the relocation to each lessee of the safe deposit box. The notice must state the scheduled date and time of the relocation and whether the box will be opened during the relocation.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.