Apply statutory priority and assignment restrictions
Current retained scope: Court-held Tax Code Chapter 34 excess proceeds, current Rule 21a notice amendment, and a Dallas County list locator; assignments and effective dates require review.
Sale type and custodian control
Different statutes, counties, courts, notices, and custody transitions are not interchangeable.
The sale official pays excess to the clerk, and a claimant petitions under the same cause in the court that ordered the seizure or sale before the second anniversary of the sale.
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The 2025 enrolled amendment replaces older certified-mail-only wording with a Rule 21a delivery method for the clerk's current notice duty.
Use the District Clerk's Latest Excess Funds List link for a Dallas record, then verify the cause and registry; it is not a statewide list.
Record-first workflow
Verify the live official record at every step; this orientation does not decide a claimant's rights.
Collect the property, sale date, cause number, court order, clerk receipt, amount, and parties before petitioning.
Use the actual property-sale date and file in the same court and cause; a different court is not the retained route.
For excess over $25, verify the clerk's notice sent before the 31st day after receipt using the current Rule 21a method rather than older certified-mail-only text.
A petition may be filed by various persons, but payment, assignments, and recovery conduct remain controlled by current Chapter 34 and proof.
No unsupported form or deadline
Use only dates and filing mechanics tied to the confirmed sale type, statute, custodian, and retained source.
Collect the ordering court, cause number, seizure or sale order, sale date, clerk registry entry, taxes, costs, liens, and claimant interest.
Collect the clerk receipt date, amount, notice, delivery method, and applicable amendment effective date.
For Dallas only, retain the current list entry and then obtain the live case docket and registry instructions.
scoped limitations
Official sources for this guide
Each factual statement is bound to one retained official source with a retained source, source record, and verification check.
Exact retained official body and source record for Texas Tax Code Chapter 34 current mirror; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Exact retained official body and source record for Texas SB 2878 enrolled 2025 amendment; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Exact retained official body and source record for Dallas County District Clerk excess-funds locator; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Each factual statement is bound to one retained official source with a retained source, source record, and verification check.
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Answers remain inside the retained scope
In the court that ordered the seizure or sale, under the existing cause number.
The petition must be filed before the second anniversary of the property sale.
No. The retained 2025 amendment uses a delivery method described by Rule 21a.
No. It is a local locator and must be matched to the live Dallas cause and registry.
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