Section 9.4247 - Payment of Arbitrator Fees(a) Amount of arbitrator fee. The arbitrator fee for RBA shall not exceed the applicable amount specified in Tax Code, § 41A.06(b)(4).(b) Processing of arbitrator fees. Payment of arbitrator fees shall be processed in accordance with §9.4209 of this title and as follows:(1) If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is nearer to the property owner's opinion of value as stated in the request for RBA than the value reflected in the ARB order, the comptroller shall refund the property owner's arbitration deposit. In this case, the appraisal district, on receipt of a copy of the RBA award, shall pay the arbitrator fee. Payments shall be made outside of the online arbitration system.(2) If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is not nearer to the property owner's opinion of value as stated in the request for RBA than the value reflected in the ARB order, the comptroller shall pay the arbitrator fee out of the property owner's deposit.(3) If the arbitrator determines that the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property that is the subject of the appeal is exactly one-half of the difference in value between the property owner's opinion of value of the property as stated in the request for RBA and the ARB order, the comptroller shall process payment of the arbitrator fee and arbitration deposit pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.4247
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 15, April 12, 2024, TexReg 2313, eff. 4/16/2024