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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to expunging certain notices of federal tax lien. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 14.004, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) A person may request a federal tax lien on real property |
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be expunged from the real property records of the county in which |
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the property is located by filing with the secretary of state a |
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letter making the request that includes: |
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(1) a copy of the release of federal tax lien and |
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notice of withdrawal of the federal tax lien; and |
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(2) a designation of the county clerk to be notified of |
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the request. |
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(g) On receipt of a request filed under Subsection (f), the |
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secretary of state shall: |
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(1) send to the county clerk designated in the request |
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a letter: |
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(A) indicating, with a citation to Subsection (f) |
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and this subsection, that the person has requested that a notice of |
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federal lien be expunged; and |
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(B) directing the clerk to expunge the lien from |
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the property records of the county; and |
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(2) provide to the person a certified copy of the |
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letter sent to the county clerk. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |