Sec. 286.012. CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The commissioners court may issue an assignable certificate that:
(1) is evidence of an assessment made under this subchapter; and
(2) declares:
(A) the lien against the property assessed; or
(B) the liability of the true owner of the property assessed.
(b) The commissioners court may set the terms of the certificate.
(c) A recital in a certificate is prima facie evidence of the matter recited and further proof of the matter is not required if the certificate substantially states that:
(1) the proceedings referred to in the certificate were in compliance with the law; and
(2) the prerequisites to imposing the assessment lien against the property described in the certificate and the personal liability of the property owner have been performed.
(d) In a suit on an assessment or reassessment in evidence of which a certificate is issued under this subchapter, it is sufficient to allege the substance of the recitals in the certificate and that the recitals are true. Further allegations with reference to a proceeding relating to an original assessment or subsequent assessment are not necessary.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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