Sec. 6.275. RELEASE OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR FROM LIABILITY. A county assessor-collector is not personally liable for the loss of public funds in the custody of the assessor-collector or the assessor-collector's office if a district court enters a declaratory judgment that the loss is due to a reason other than the negligence or misconduct of the assessor-collector.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 37, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Property Tax Administration
Chapter 6 - Local Administration
Subchapter B. Assessors and Collectors
Section 6.21. County Assessor-Collector
Section 6.22. Assessor and Collector for Other Taxing Units
Section 6.23. Duties of Assessor and Collector
Section 6.231. Continuing Education
Section 6.24. Contracts for Assessment and Collection
Section 6.26. Election to Consolidate Assessing and Collecting Functions
Section 6.27. Compensation for Assessment and Collection
Section 6.275. Release of Assessor and Collector From Liability
Section 6.28. Bonds for State and County Taxes