Text of section effective on January 01, 2024

1. (a) Except as provided by Section 1.07(d), any notice, rendition, application form, or completed application that is required or permitted by this title to be delivered between a chief appraiser and a property owner or between a chief appraiser and a person designated by a property owner under Section 1.111(f) may be delivered in an electronic format if the chief appraiser and the property owner agree under this section.

2. (b) An agreement between a chief appraiser and a property owner must:

   1. (1) be in writing;
   2. (2) be signed by the chief appraiser and the property owner; and

   3. (3) specify:

      1. (A) the medium of communication;
      2. (B) the type of communication covered; and
      3. (C) the means for protecting the security of a communication.
3. (c) An agreement may address other matters.
4. (d) Unless otherwise provided by an agreement, the delivery of any information in an electronic format is effective on receipt by a chief appraiser, property owner, or person designated by a property owner.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 441, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 1;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1173, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 1228), Sec. 9(1), eff. January 1, 2024.