Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.066 · Subchapter C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT
NOTICE; REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If, after investigation of a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the department determines that a violation has occurred, the department shall give written notice of the violation to the person designated by the facility to receive notice. The notice shall include:
(1) a brief summary of the alleged violation;
(2) a statement of the amount of the proposed penalty based on the factors listed in Section 252.065(d); and
(3) a statement of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date on which the notice is received, the person notified may accept the determination of the department made under this section, including the proposed penalty, or may make a written request for a hearing on that determination.
(c) If the person notified under this section of the violation accepts the determination of the department or if the person fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the department shall issue an order approving the determination and ordering that the person pay the proposed penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 534, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0788, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
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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.252.htm
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- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.044REPORTING VIOLATIONS.Printed as Section 252.066
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.067HEARING; ORDER.Printed as Section 252.066
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.068NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; JUDICIAL REVIEW; REFUND.Printed as Section 252.066
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.071AMELIORATION OF VIOLATION.Printed as Section 252.066(b)
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