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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
AUSTIN </p>
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Rene Ee ie Cummineho: - Pace 2

the nams of dclinquonmts in alphabetical
arvice ,*

Taceo stuttutas dissect the county tax asucesor
ccllocter to @un corer tho dolinguent tax record to the
county clari, gio shall cartify Che sate to the ecripaion-
erat court, aii giall then cause the sam to to receriald
in a book labcial *folfinquent fax Racord of ......Corty*.
The delinquent tax recerds shull bo ctraucc as set out in

4rticiec 733i, supta. ¥our first qicstion suet therefore
be eusvomad fy tie effirustire.

in your ietéer you aieo aak whether of not the
eounty clerk is cutitied to a feo of Gne Dallar (21.00) when
«the delingimt tax is paid in consideration for service

Prior te 193%, Article vast, Kovieal Civil Statctos,
vaad in prt as Follows:

’ One Dollar (42.00) "

im the vasle of that atatute this department on
several cecastons rulel that the county clere yas entitled
te a Ons Deller ($1.00) foo for a1] of le sorviecas, ani
he waa te raseéve that One Dollar (42.00) foo whether a
awit for ibe ovllottion of dalimmont taz vas filed or not.

in 1073, Apédelo yooe was amomied to reali in part
as Policows,

potas ($1,000 fall for bis services

¥in cage the delinquent taxpayer
siwil pay to the otliocter the amognt of
Gelingont taxes for whieh be is liabio,
together with accrncd intercst after the
filin, of mit beers juipcont is taren
agaduet Lin in the case, then only opo-
hak? ef tho feos temabic in sueh « goss,

og pros tied for herein, shall be changed
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Hon. Be Xe GCunmbinguak - Page g

The effect cf thie aneminont on the fee aclicetiblie
by the county clorci: wes construed in a sonforense 6 ony
writtem by Aseistant Attorney Goneral Yomor C. Dofolfe, dated

¢ 18, 2003. he. DeVolfo gumarized all of the statutes
® to tho areninent in 1931, and then considered this anon.
nent ant concliicl as fellows:

*\ron Angust 29, 1992, to the wesent tinc,
the qounty clerk Lag bees allowed a fee of one
(£2.03) dollar in full far his serricas in cach
ease rhere auit has been filed for the celloct=
ium of the taxes ani bag been prosceuted to fig
tal §ués ants tis hovevrer, after ag ier P fou

Ch» ngusnt taxpayer yays the delin-
quent taxon, ponsitios, ami intemest the county
ler: ig ontithed to tut Fifty esnts in full for
his serviecs. Since Angust 22, 1933, the oounty
clerk: Las not been ontitled ta s fee in connoct-
den with the enilection of dalinqrent taxes un-
1088 sutt has been PLled for the collection

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ine $a conclusion which oa be darts reached in bis
opinion been previously announced 4auistant Attorney
General Scott Gaines in an opinion dated Deqanber IF, 1031,
Both cf those oyinicnus hold that the county clark is not en
titied to amy fee unless suit, is filed for the cig
leation of the delingucnt tax, If mit filed and rainead
to jauirwont tho county cleric fa antitied to regeive Gne Dole
lar (63.06) as Lda foc. If, hwwever, after anit is filed the
Gelingment taxpayer pays the ¢azos ant interest and ponsity,
(aoe ae county clerk would be outitial to only fifty cents
6.60),

Zt is the opinion of this department that these tro.
Giscusseed hare corregtiy deteruine’ the fee which
the county clork uay collect fer his service in recetying ani

resording the dalinguant tax roii.s

Youre very truly

APPR
BG «RS

FIRST ASSISTANT

ATTORNEY GEN APPROVED

OPINION
COMMITTEE

\SY ‘GHAIRMAN
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