SECTION 76.1. Registration of Claim

(a) A registration of claim will be accepted for filing only upon submission of a completed registration form and payment of the applicable fee.

(b) The effective date of a registration of claim is the date on which the secretary of state receives the completed registration form and payment of the applicable fee.

(c) A registration of claim must be verified and include:

(1) the name and date of death of the deceased individual;

(2) the name and address of the claimant;

(3) a statement of the basis of the claim; and

(4) a statement of the right claimed.

(d) A registration form designed for the purpose of complying with Chapter 26, Texas Property Code is available on the secretary of state web site at www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/statforms.shtml or may be obtained by writing the Statutory Documents Section, Office of the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 13550, Austin, Texas 78711-3550. See Form 3701.

Source Note: The provisions of this §76.1 adopted to be effective February 26, 1988, 13 TexReg 778; amended to be effective November 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 8311