(a) Prohibited communications. Parties to an arbitration and arbitrators assigned to an arbitration shall not seek the comptroller's advice or direction on a matter relating to a pending arbitration under Tax Code, Chapter 41A.
(b) Pending arbitration. An arbitration is pending from the date a request for binding arbitration is filed until the date of delivery of the LBA or RBA award pursuant to Tax Code, §41A.09.
(c) Exception. The prohibition in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the comptroller's processing and curing of requests for binding arbitration and deposits or other administrative matters.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.4203 adopted to be effective April 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 4302