(a) Administrative costs. The comptroller shall retain $50 of every arbitration deposit to cover the comptroller's administrative costs.
(b) Refund recipients. Any deposit refunds will be issued to the refund recipient designated on the request for binding arbitration.
(c) Refund amounts.
  (1) A deposit refund shall be issued to the property owner or property owner's agent in the amount of the deposit less the $50 comptroller administrative fee if:
    (A) the request for binding arbitration is closed due to a defect that could not be cured or due to a defect that was not cured;
    (B) the request for binding arbitration is timely withdrawn;
    (C) the arbitration is dismissed in its entirety due to delinquent property taxes;
    (D) the LBA award found a procedural violation in accordance with §9.4226 of this title; or
    (E) the RBA award is in favor of the property owner in accordance with §9.4247(b) of this title.
  (2) A deposit refund, if any, shall be issued in the amount of the deposit less the arbitrator's fee and the $50 comptroller administrative fee if:
    (A) the request for binding arbitration is not timely withdrawn;
    (B) the arbitration is dismissed in its entirety for lack of jurisdiction under §9.4223(a)(2)-(9) or §9.4244(a)(2)-(8) of this title;
    (C) the LBA award did not find a procedural violation in accordance with §9.4226 of this title; or
    (D) the RBA award is not in favor of the property owner in accordance with §9.4247(b) of this title.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.4209 adopted to be effective April 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 4302