Releasing Held Warrants
Warrant Hold Release Reason Codes
A held warrant can be released to the payee when authorized by the hold source agency or the paying agency for approved reasons. Held warrants not released to the payee may be offset by the Comptroller’s office or the Office of the Attorney General as authorized by statute. A held warrant can also be canceled by the paying agency before it is eligible to be offset.
When a hold source agency or the paying agency authorizes the Comptroller’s office to release a held warrant, the release reason code is required on the Warrant Release or Reinstatement Request (00-432) form.
Warrant hold release reason codes are displayed on the Payee Held Warrants Released (PYWTHR) and Payee Warrants on Hold and Released (PYWTHB) screens. The following table, updated via ACR 60019, lists the release codes and descriptions that provide the reason the held warrant was released. Warrants that are released to the payee are returned to the paying agency for distribution.
| Code | Release Description |
|---|---|
| 001 | Release to Payee – Hold Record(s) Released |
| 002 | Warrant Cancellation – by Paying Agency |
| 003 | Voluntary Offset – OAG Child Support Hold |
| 004 | Voluntary Offset – Non-CPA Tax Hold |
| 005 | Release to IRS/Bankruptcy Court – by Paying Agency |
| 007 | Release to Payee – Payment Agreement |
| 008 | Release to Payee by CPA per Texas Gov’t Code, Sec. 403.055(e-1) |
| 010 | Release to Payee – by Hold Agency, Bankruptcy |
| 011 | Offset – Non-CPA Tax Hold |
| 012 | Release to Payee - by Fiscal Management |
| 013 | Release to Payee – by CPA Revenue Accounting |
| 015 | Release to Assignee – by Paying Agency |
| 016 | Release to Payee – by Hold Agency |
| 020 | Offset – OAG Child Support Hold |
| 021 | Release to Payee – Paying Agency |
| 022 | Release to Payee – Hold Agency |
| 023 | Release to Payee – Non-CPA Tax Hold |
| 025 | Release to Payee – Federal Program |
| 026 | Release to Payee – Per CPA Miscellaneous Tax |
| 030 | Release to Payee – by Paying Agency (Federal Funds) |
| 036 | Release to Payee - Bankruptcy |
| 901 | Release to Payee – Hold Record(s) Released |
| 906 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Money/Report Received |
| 907 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Payment Agreement |
| 908 | Release to Payee - by CPA Legal Division |
| 909 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Redetermination Hearing |
| 910 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Bankruptcy |
| 911 | Offset - CPA Tax |
| 913 | Release to Payee - by CPA Revenue Accounting |
| 914 | Release to Payee - by CPA Account Maintenance |
| 916 | Release to Payee – CPA Tax Hold |
| 917 | Release to Payee - by CPA Executive Administration |
| 918 | Release to Payee - by CPA Enforcement |
| 923 | Release to Payee – by CPA Revenue Accounting |
| 925 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Federal Program |
| 927 | Release to Payee - by CPA Audit |
| 928 | Release to Assignee - by CPA |
| 929 | Release to Payee - by CPA, Other |
| 930 | Release to Payee by CPA per Texas Gov’t Code, Sec. 403.055(e-1) |
| CHG | Release to Payee - Number Change |
| MRG | Release to Payee - Number Merge |
| REL | Payee Hold(s) Released |
| RLS | Release to Payee - Hold Record(s) Released |
| RSH | Reinstate at Hold Reason Level |
| RSW | Reinstate at Warrant Level |
Note: Highlighted release codes are maintained for historical purposes and will eventually purge when released held warrants are purged from the TINS screens.