Unless the claim is otherwise settled, discharged, indemnified against under Subchapter H or I, or determined to be invalid by a final judgment of a court, the owner shall retain the funds withheld until:

1. (1) the time for filing the affidavit of mechanic's lien has passed; or
2. (2) if a lien affidavit has been filed, the lien claim has been satisfied or released.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3544, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1138, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2022.