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(a)A protest shall be asserted by timely filing a petition with the division. A petition protesting the comptroller's preliminary findings under Government Code, §403.302(g) must be filed within 40 calendar days after the date the comptroller certifies preliminary findings of taxable value to the commissioner of education pursuant to Government Code, §403.302(g). A petition seeking a self-report correction pursuant to §9.4305(g) of this title (relating to Who May Protest) must be filed within 40 calendar days after the date the comptroller certifies preliminary findings of taxable value to the commissioner of education pursuant to Government Code, §403.302(g). A petition protesting the comptroller's findings under Government Code, §403.302(h) must be filed within 40 calendar days after the date the comptroller certifies findings of the audit to the commissioner of education pursuant to Government Code, §403.302(h). (b)A petition must be signed by: (1)the superintendent of the school district and the school district's designated agent, if it is a petition filed by a school district; (2)the superintendent of the school district and the chief appraiser of the appraisal district, if it is a petition filed by an appraisal district authorized by a school district; or (3)the property owner and the property owner's agent, if it is a petition filed by a property owner. (c)All petitions shall be filed with the division director in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller. A petition may be delivered to the division director by hand delivery, mail, overnight delivery service, or email in accordance with the provisions of §9.4302(d) of this title (relating to General Provisions), but a petition is not filed until it is actually received by the division director. For purposes of this subsection, receipt by the division constitutes receipt by the division director. The petitioner is responsible for verifying receipt by the division of all documents delivered regardless of the method of delivery. A petitioner shall have the burden to prove that a petition was timely filed. (d)A petition delivered to the division director by hand delivery or email is timely filed only if it is received on or before the last day for filing as set forth in subsection (a) of this section and meets the requirements set forth in §9.4302(d) of this title. (e)A petition delivered to the division director by mail is timely filed only if it is received on or before the last day for filing as set forth in subsection (a) of this section or if it is received within ten calendar days of the day it is sent and it is sent by United States Postal Service first-class mail in a properly addressed and sufficiently stamped envelope or box and the envelope or box exhibits a legible postmark affixed by the United States Postal Service showing that the petition was mailed on or before the last day for filing as set forth in subsection (a) of this section. (f)A petition delivered to the division director by overnight delivery service is timely filed only if it is received on or before the last day for filing as set forth in subsection (a) of this section or if it is received within ten calendar days of the day it is sent and it is sent by overnight delivery service in a properly addressed and prepaid envelope or box and the envelope or box exhibits a legible date showing that the petition was delivered to the overnight delivery service for delivery on or before the last day for filing. (g)A school district shall deliver a copy of its petition, except supporting documentary evidence, to each appraisal district that appraises property for the district. An appraisal district authorized by a school district to file a protest shall deliver a copy of its petition, except supporting documentary evidence, to the school district that authorized the protest. A property owner shall deliver a copy of its petition, including supporting documentary evidence, to each school district and appraisal district in which the property under protest is located. Every petition shall contain a certification that a copy of the petition was delivered as required by this subsection. (h)The petition, including supporting documentary evidence, if filed by mail or overnight delivery service, must be filed in triplicate with the division director and the original and both copies must be in the form required under this subchapter. If filed by email, only the original must be filed; no additional copies are required.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 4,
2010
TRD-201006256 Ashley Harden
General Counsel
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 19, 2010
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0387
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