Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 115 > Subchapter C – Forfeiture of Unlawful Oil or Petroleum Product
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| § 115.031 | Forfeiture Authorized |
| § 115.032 | Report to Attorney General |
| § 115.033 | Action in Rem |
| § 115.034 | Forfeiture Sale |
Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code Chapter 115 > Subchapter C - Forfeiture of Unlawful Oil or Petroleum Product
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.