PROCESSING OF REGISTRATION REQUEST

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date an appraisal district receives notification that a request for binding arbitration has been filed, the appraisal district shall, in the manner prescribed by the comptroller, provide to the comptroller any information reasonably necessary for the comptroller to process the request and appoint an arbitrator. (1) Expired. (2) Expired. (b) The comptroller may retain $50 of the deposit to cover the comptroller's administrative costs. (c) The comptroller may not reject an application submitted to the comptroller under this section unless: (1) the comptroller delivers written notice to the applicant of the defect in the application that would be the cause of the rejection; and (2) the applicant fails to cure the defect on or before the 15th day after the date the comptroller delivers the notice. (d) An applicant may cure a defect in accordance with Subsection (c) at any time before the expiration of the period provided by that subsection, without regard to the deadline for filing the request for binding arbitration under Section 41A.03(a). (e) For purposes of this section, a reference to the applicant includes the applicant's representative if the applicant has retained a representative as provided by Section 41A.08 for purposes of representing the applicant in an arbitration proceeding under this chapter.