Sec. 52.053.  CASH DEPOSIT INSTEAD OF BOND.  Instead of furnishing the bond required by Section 52.051, the invention developer may provide for, in an amount equal to the amount of the bond required:
(1)  cash deposited with the secretary of state;
(2)  a certificate of deposit payable to the secretary of state and issued by a bank that is:
(A)  transacting business in this state; and
(B)  insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
(3)  an investment certificate of a share account assigned to the secretary of state and issued by a savings and loan association that is:
(A)  transacting business in this state; and
(B)  insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(4)  a bearer bond issued by the United States government or this state.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.