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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to instances in which a judgment becomes dormant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.001. NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT. (a) If a |
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writ of execution is not issued or a turnover receiver appointed |
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within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of |
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record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may |
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not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived. |
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(b) If a writ of execution is issued or a receiver appointed |
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within 10 years after rendition of a judgment but a second |
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subsequent writ or receiver is not issued within 10 years after |
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issuance of the firstprevious writ, the judgment becomes dormant. |
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A secondSubsequent writs or receiver appointments may be issued at |
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any time within 10 years after issuance of the firstprevious |
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writ or appointment of a receiver. |
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(c) This section does not apply to a judgment for child |
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support under the Family Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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renewal of any judgment, regardless of whether the judgment was |
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entered before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |