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Texas Labor Code - Section 213.036. Abstract Of Judgment; Abstract Of Assessment; Fee; Release

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§ 213.036. ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT;  ABSTRACT OF ASSESSMENT;  
FEE;  RELEASE.  (a) The commission shall pay the fee for filing and 
recording an abstract of a judgment or an abstract of an assessment 
against an employer for a contribution, a penalty, or interest by 
warrant drawn by the comptroller to the county clerk of each county 
in which the abstract is recorded.
	(b)  The amount of the fee paid under Subsection (a) shall be 
added to the amount due under the judgment or assessment.
	(c)  When the liability secured by the lien is paid, the 
commission shall mail a release of the lien to the employer.  The 
employer is responsible for filing the release with the appropriate 
county clerk and for paying the county clerk's fee for recording the 
release.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended 
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 94, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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