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.
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TRD-200903496
Stacey Napier
Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: August 11, 2009