Tex. Tax Code § 42.30
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 42.30, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 42.30. ATTORNEY NOTICE OF CERTAIN ENGAGEMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) An attorney who accepts an engagement or compensation from a third party to represent a person in an appeal under this chapter shall provide notice to the person represented:
(1) informing the person that the attorney has been retained by a third party to represent the person;
(2) explaining the attorney's ethical obligations to the person in relation to the third party, including the obligation to ensure that the third party does not interfere with the attorney's independent judgment or the attorney-client relationship;
(3) describing the general activities the third party may perform in the appeal;
(4) explaining that compensation will be received by the attorney from the third party; and
(5) informing the person that the person's consent is required before the attorney may accept compensation from the third party.
(b) The attorney shall mail the notice by certified mail to the person represented by the attorney not later than the 30th day after the date the attorney accepts the engagement from the third party.
(c) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an engagement complies with this section if each party related to the engagement, including the person represented in the appeal, the third party, and the attorney, enters into an agreement not later than the 30th day after the date of the filing of the appeal by the attorney that contains the information required by Subsection (a).
(d) A person may void an engagement that does not comply with this section. An attorney who does not comply with this section may be reported to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State Bar of Texas.
(1) informing the person that the attorney has been retained by a third party to represent the person;
(2) explaining the attorney's ethical obligations to the person in relation to the third party, including the obligation to ensure that the third party does not interfere with the attorney's independent judgment or the attorney-client relationship;
(3) describing the general activities the third party may perform in the appeal;
(4) explaining that compensation will be received by the attorney from the third party; and
(5) informing the person that the person's consent is required before the attorney may accept compensation from the third party.
(b) The attorney shall mail the notice by certified mail to the person represented by the attorney not later than the 30th day after the date the attorney accepts the engagement from the third party.
(c) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an engagement complies with this section if each party related to the engagement, including the person represented in the appeal, the third party, and the attorney, enters into an agreement not later than the 30th day after the date of the filing of the appeal by the attorney that contains the information required by Subsection (a).
(d) A person may void an engagement that does not comply with this section. An attorney who does not comply with this section may be reported to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State Bar of Texas.
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