Tex. Occ. Code § 651.555 · Subchapter L. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
OPTIONS AFTER DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If an administrative penalty is assessed after a hearing conducted under Section 651.506, not later than the 30th day after the date the order is sent or a motion for rehearing is denied, the person charged shall:
(1) pay the penalty; or
(2) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
(b) Not later than the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(2) must, if the penalty that the person wishes to contest is greater than $5,000:
(1) post a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the commission for the amount of the penalty; or
(2) if the person cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond, file an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a person who cannot afford to file security for costs.
(c) The commission may file a contest, as provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to an affidavit filed under Subsection (b)(2).
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. 1420, Sec. 14.389(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm
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