Tex. Occ. Code § 51.307 · Subchapter F. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission's order becomes final, the respondent shall:
(1) pay the penalty; or
(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the order and:
(A) forward the penalty to the department for deposit in an escrow account; or
(B) give the department a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the executive director that:
(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and
(ii) is effective until judicial review of the decision is final.
(b) A respondent who is financially unable to comply with Subsection (a)(2) is entitled to judicial review if the respondent files with the court, as part of the respondent's petition for judicial review, a sworn statement that the respondent is unable to meet the requirements of that subsection.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 33, eff. June 14, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 c25e13fd91c3beb50a29d966ad9db077f8007e0782f6b6ab82f5caf229c2243e
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Occ. Code § 51.307. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.