Tex. Tax Code § 162.363
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 162.363, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 162.363. RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) A dealer shall keep a record showing:
(1) compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas inventories at the first of each month;
(2) the amount of natural gas compressed by the dealer and the amount of natural gas liquefied by the dealer;
(3) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas purchased or received, showing the name of the seller and the date of each purchase or receipt;
(4) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold and delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;
(5) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold but not delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;
(6) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle not in connection with a sale, showing the date of the delivery;
(7) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle or other equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356 or sold to the operator of a motor vehicle or owner of equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356, showing the name of the operator of the vehicle or the owner of the equipment and the date of the delivery or sale; and
(8) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas lost by fire, theft, or accident.
(b) An interstate trucker shall keep a record of:
(1) the total miles traveled in all states by all vehicles traveling to or from this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas consumed in those vehicles; and
(2) the total miles traveled in this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas purchased and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles in this state.
(c) The records required by this section must be kept until the fourth anniversary of the date they are created and are open to inspection at all times by the comptroller and the attorney general.
(d) In addition to the records specifically required by this subchapter, a license holder or a person required to hold a license shall keep any other records required by the comptroller.
(1) compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas inventories at the first of each month;
(2) the amount of natural gas compressed by the dealer and the amount of natural gas liquefied by the dealer;
(3) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas purchased or received, showing the name of the seller and the date of each purchase or receipt;
(4) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold and delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;
(5) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold but not delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, showing the date of the sale;
(6) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle not in connection with a sale, showing the date of the delivery;
(7) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle or other equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356 or sold to the operator of a motor vehicle or owner of equipment exempt from tax under Section 162.356, showing the name of the operator of the vehicle or the owner of the equipment and the date of the delivery or sale; and
(8) all compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas lost by fire, theft, or accident.
(b) An interstate trucker shall keep a record of:
(1) the total miles traveled in all states by all vehicles traveling to or from this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas consumed in those vehicles; and
(2) the total miles traveled in this state and the total quantity of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas purchased and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles in this state.
(c) The records required by this section must be kept until the fourth anniversary of the date they are created and are open to inspection at all times by the comptroller and the attorney general.
(d) In addition to the records specifically required by this subchapter, a license holder or a person required to hold a license shall keep any other records required by the comptroller.
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