The duties of the appraisal district include: Tax rates and ultimately the amount of taxes levied on property are determined by governing bodies of each of the taxing authorities. Mineral, utility and industrial accounts are appraised for the district by Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. in Amarillo, Texas.
Some states have a form you can fill out. For example, if you want to file a lien in California on personal property such as a car or a boat, you would fill out a Notice of Judgment Lien, Form JL-1 and file it with the California secretary of state.
State of California, Tax Lien and Statue of Limitations. The State of California lists a Tax Lien on my credit report from 2003 for over $9,300 that is just now appearing on my Credit Report. I moved out of CA in 2000 so I am assuming this is for a period in the late 90's.