Texas Tax Code 154.405 – Forfeiture Proceeding
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(a) The owner of property seized under this chapter is entitled to written notice of the seizure.
(b) The comptroller shall give the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, not later than the 15th day after the date of seizure and include with the notice an inventory of the property seized and a statement that the owner of property seized is entitled to a hearing on the seizure. Service by mail is complete when the notice is received, as evidenced by return receipt from the U.S. Postal Service.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 154.405
- Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) After providing the notice and a hearing, if a hearing is requested under Subsection (b), the comptroller may order the forfeiture to the state of any property seized under this chapter or the proceeds of the sale of any cigarettes seized under this chapter if the property was used, controlled, possessed, or concealed for the purpose of violating any provision of this chapter.
(d) The comptroller shall hold property or proceeds forfeited under this section in escrow until the comptroller’s determination is final and the period for filing a petition for judicial review has expired.
(e) A forfeiture proceeding under this section is an in rem proceeding.