Attorney General

Opinions

Opinion No. GA-0734

The Honorable Tom Maness

Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney

Jefferson County Courthouse

1001 Pearl Street, 3rd Floor

Beaumont, Texas 77701-3545

Re: Calculation of the maximum time allowable for tax abatement under Tax Code section 312.204(d) (RQ-0784-GA)

S U M M A R Y

The maximum ten-year tax abatement period authorized under Tax Code section 312.204(a) may commence in a year subsequent to the year in which an agreement providing for the tax abatement is entered into by the taxing unit and the owner of the property subject to the agreement.

Opinion No. GA-0735

The Honorable Armando G. Barrera

79th Judicial District Attorney

Post Office Drawer 3157

Alice, Texas 78333

Re: Authority of a county bail bond board to assess a fee to bail bond companies to recover the cost of employing a bail bond administrator (RQ-0786-GA)

S U M M A R Y

A county bail bond board may not impose a fee on bonding companies to pay for the cost of employing a bail bond administrator.

For further information, please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us or call the Opinion Committee at (512) 463-2110.

TRD-200903496

Stacey Napier

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General

Filed: August 11, 2009