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TITLE 34 PUBLIC FINANCE
PART 1COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAPTER 9PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER KARBITRATION OF APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD DETERMINATIONS
DIVISION 3REGULAR BINDING ARBITRATION OF APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD DETERMINATIONS
RULE §9.4247Payment of Arbitrator Fees
ISSUE 01/05/2024
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Amount of arbitrator fee. The arbitrator fee for RBA shall not exceed the applicable amount specified in Tax Code, §41A.06(b)(4).

(b)Processing of arbitrator fees. Payment of arbitrator fees shall be processed in accordance with §9.4209 of this title and as follows:

  (1)If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is nearer to the property owner's opinion of value as stated in the request for RBA than the value reflected in the ARB order, the comptroller shall refund the property owner's arbitration deposit. In this case, the appraisal district, on receipt of a copy of the RBA award, shall pay the arbitrator fee.

  (2)If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is not nearer to the property owner's opinion of value as stated in the request for RBA than the value reflected in the ARB order, the comptroller shall pay the arbitrator fee out of the property owner's deposit.

  (3)If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is exactly one-half of the difference in value between the property owner's opinion of value of the property as stated in the request for RBA and the ARB order, the comptroller shall process payment of the arbitrator fee and arbitration deposit pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 21, 2023

TRD-202304941

Victoria North

General Counsel, Fiscal and Agency Affairs Legal Services

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 4, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 475-2220



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