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completed certificate to hotel to claim exemption from hotel tax.Hotel operators should request a photo ID,business card or other document to verify a guest's affiliation with theexempt entity.Employees of exempt entities traveling on official business can pay in any manner.For non-employees to be exempt,the exemptentity must provide a completed certificate andpay the hotel with itsfunds(eg,exemptentitycheck creditcard of direct billing).This certificate does not need anumberto be valid.                  \n\n| Name of exempt entity   | Exempt entity status(Religious,charitable,educational,governmental   |\n| --- | --- |\n| √  \u003Cbr>Texas A&M University System   | Educational Entity   |\n\n\n| Address of exempt organization (Street and number)   | City,State,ZIP code   |\n| --- | --- |\n| 5201 University Blvd.   | Laredo,TX 78041   |\n\n\n| GUESTCERTIFICATION:I declare that lam an occupant of this hotel on official business sanctioned by the exempt organization named  \u003Cbr>above and that all information shown on this document is true and correct.I further understand that it is a criminal offense to issue an  \u003Cbr>exemption certificate to a hotel that Iknow will be usedin a manner that does not qualify for the exemptions found in the hotel  \u003Cbr>occupancy tax and other laws.The offense may range from a Class Cmisdemeanor to a felony of the second degree.   |\n| --- |\n\nGuest Name(Type or Print)  \nHotel Name  \nGuest Signature Below:  \nDate  \n# Exemption claimed\n\nCheck the boxfor the exemption claimed.See Rule 3.161:Definitions,Exemptions,and Exemption Certificate.区Education Entities.This categoryis exempt from state hotel tax,but not local hotel tax.Details ofthis exemption category are listed below.  \nEducational Entities(exempt from state hotel tax,but not local hotel tax)  \nThis exemption category includes in-state and out-of state school districts,private orpublic elementary,middle and high schools,Texas RegionalEducation Service Centers and Texas institutions of higher education (see Texas Education Code Section61.003)and their employes traveling onoficialbusiness.  \nAlete of tax exemption from the Comptrollerof PublicAccounts as an educational organization is not required,but an educational organization mighthave one.  \nOut-of-state colleges and universities are not exempt  \n\n| Permanent Resident Exemption (30 consecutive days):An exemption certificate is not required for the permanent resident  \u003Cbr>exemption.A permanent resident is exempt the day the guest has given written notice or reserves a room for at least 30 consecutive days  \u003Cbr>and the guest staysfor 30 consecutive days,beginning on the reservation date.Otherwise,a permanent resident is exempt on the 31st  \u003Cbr>consecutive day of the stay and is not entitled to a tax refund on the first 30 days.Any interruption in the resident's right to occupya  \u003Cbr>room voids the exemption.A permanent resident is exempt from state and local hotel tax.   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