Sec. 155.151. WAIVER PERMITTED    


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  • (a) The comptroller may waive a forfeiture proceeding for property seized under Section 155.143 of this code if the owner or possessor of the property:

    (1) pays the tax due; and

    (2) pays to the state through the comptroller an additional sum equal to the tax due.

    (b) The comptroller may make a compromise with a person before or after a claim is filed in court. The comptroller shall keep a record open for public inspection of compromises and waivers of forfeiture made under this section.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1680, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 81, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 19.99, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.