Tex. Tax Code § 33.21
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 33.21, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 33.21. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SEIZURE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person's personal property is subject to seizure for the payment of a delinquent tax, penalty, and interest he owes a taxing unit on property.
(b) A person's personal property is subject to seizure for the payment of a tax imposed by a taxing unit on the person's property before the tax becomes delinquent if:
(1) the collector discovers that property on which the tax has been or will be imposed is about to be:
(A) removed from the county; or
(B) sold in a liquidation sale in connection with the cessation of a business; and
(2) the collector knows of no other personal property in the county from which the tax may be satisfied.
(c) Current wages in the possession of an employer are not subject to seizure.
(d) In this subchapter, "personal property" means:
(1) tangible personal property;
(2) cash on hand;
(3) notes or accounts receivable, including rents and royalties;
(4) demand or time deposits; and
(5) certificates of deposit.
(b) A person's personal property is subject to seizure for the payment of a tax imposed by a taxing unit on the person's property before the tax becomes delinquent if:
(1) the collector discovers that property on which the tax has been or will be imposed is about to be:
(A) removed from the county; or
(B) sold in a liquidation sale in connection with the cessation of a business; and
(2) the collector knows of no other personal property in the county from which the tax may be satisfied.
(c) Current wages in the possession of an employer are not subject to seizure.
(d) In this subchapter, "personal property" means:
(1) tangible personal property;
(2) cash on hand;
(3) notes or accounts receivable, including rents and royalties;
(4) demand or time deposits; and
(5) certificates of deposit.
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