Tex. Tax Code § 155.151
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 155.151, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 155.151. WAIVER PERMITTED.
Official statutory text
(a) The comptroller may waive a forfeiture proceeding for property seized under Section 155.143 of this code if the owner or possessor of the property:
(1) pays the tax due; and
(2) pays to the state through the comptroller an additional sum equal to the tax due.
(b) The comptroller may make a compromise with a person before or after a claim is filed in court. The comptroller shall keep a record open for public inspection of compromises and waivers of forfeiture made under this section.
(1) pays the tax due; and
(2) pays to the state through the comptroller an additional sum equal to the tax due.
(b) The comptroller may make a compromise with a person before or after a claim is filed in court. The comptroller shall keep a record open for public inspection of compromises and waivers of forfeiture made under this section.
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