Sec. 296.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the county tax assessor-collector shall collect the mandatory payment authorized under this chapter. The county tax assessor-collector shall charge and deduct from mandatory payments collected for the county a fee for collecting the mandatory payment in an amount determined by the commissioners court of the county, not to exceed the county tax assessor-collector's usual and customary charges.
(b) If determined by the commissioners court to be appropriate, the commissioners court may contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments in the manner provided by Title 1, Tax Code, for the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes.
(c) Revenue from a fee charged by a county tax assessor-collector for collecting the mandatory payment shall be deposited in the county general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the county tax assessor-collector.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 3185), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.
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