Sec. 437.218. TAX EXEMPTION. (a) An officer or enlisted service member in the Texas military forces who complies with the service member's military duties as prescribed by this chapter is exempt from payment of a road or street tax.
(b) To obtain the exemption, a service member must file in the county tax assessor-collector's office an affidavit, sworn to before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths in this state, in the following form:
"I, __________, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I am a service member in good standing of the Texas military forces of the State of Texas.
Subscribed to and sworn to before me this ______ day of __________, ______
SEAL
________________________
________________________
Notary Public in and for
__________ County, Texas"
(c) The county tax assessor-collector may rely on a letter issued by the commander of the service member's unit for purposes of providing the exemption under this section.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans
Subchapter E. Texas Military Forces
Section 437.201. Certification of Military Units
Section 437.202. Leave of Absence for Public Officers and Employees
Section 437.203. Dual Office Holding
Section 437.204. Reemployment of Service Member Called to Training or Duty
Section 437.207. Military Unit as Corporate Body
Section 437.208. Organization Prohibited
Section 437.209. Foreign Troops
Section 437.210. Interference With Texas Military Forces
Section 437.211. Management of Unit Funds
Section 437.2121. Extended State Active Duty Service for Administrative Support
Section 437.213. Certain Benefits and Protections for State Service
Section 437.2131. Right to Civil Action and Private Legal Counsel
Section 437.214. Military Funerals and Honors
Section 437.215. Grave Markers for State Military Personnel
Section 437.216. Service Referral Program
Section 437.217. Exemption From Fees for Deployed Military Personnel
Section 437.218. Tax Exemption
Section 437.220. Supplemental Duty Pay for Economic Hardship
Section 437.221. Other Duty and Community Service Missions
Section 437.222. Liability of Service Member
Section 437.223. Exemption From Arrest
Section 437.2235. Public Duty Justification
Section 437.226. Assistance for Tuition and Fees
Section 437.227. Compensation for Death or Injury
Section 437.228. Issuance and Use of Uniform and Other Military Property
Section 437.230. Exemption From Levy and Sale
Section 437.232. Confidentiality of Military Personnel Information