ESTATES CODE

TITLE 2.  ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY

SUBTITLE F. WILLS

CHAPTER 255. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF WILLS

SUBCHAPTER A. CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM DEVISE OR LEGACY

Sec. 255.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Contents" means tangible personal property, other than titled personal property, found inside of or on a specifically devised item.  The term includes clothing, pictures, furniture, coin collections, and other items of tangible personal property that:
(A)  do not require a formal transfer of title; and
(B)  are located in another item of tangible personal property such as a cedar chest or other furniture.
(2)  "Titled personal property" includes all tangible personal property represented by a certificate of title, certificate of ownership, written label, marking, or designation that signifies ownership by a person.  The term includes a motor vehicle, motor home, motorboat, or other similar property that requires a formal transfer of title.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.