(a) The person requesting the sale of an interest in property or the grantee in a deed issued under this subchapter shall pay expenses incurred by the department, including handling, appraising, or advertising the sale.(b) The department may not process a request or deliver a deed until the expenses under Subsection (a) are paid. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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