Tex. Health & Safety Code § 248A.254 · Subchapter F. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice sent under Section 248A.253, the person in writing may:
(1) accept the determination and recommended penalty of the department; or
(2) make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty or if the person fails to respond to the notice, the department by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0750, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.248A.htm
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