Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1152.001

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this chapter:
(1) “Commission” means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 12.014(1); Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.201(a).
(3) “Department” means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(3-a) “Executive director” means the executive director of the department.
(4) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.
(5) “Property tax consultant” means a person who performs or supervises another person in the performance of property tax consulting services for compensation.
(6) “Property tax consulting services” means:
(A) preparing for another person a rendition statement or property report under Chapter 22, Tax Code;
(B) representing another person in a protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code;
(C) consulting or advising another person concerning:
(i) the preparation of a rendition statement or property report under Chapter 22, Tax Code; or
(ii) an action the other person may protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code;
(D) negotiating or entering into an agreement with an appraisal district on behalf of another person concerning an action that is or may be the subject of a protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Tax Code; or
(E) acting as the agent of a property owner designated in accordance with Section 1.111, Tax Code.
(7) “Registrant” means a person who is registered as a property tax consultant or a senior property tax consultant under this chapter.

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