Texas § OC.2001.603 - NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY

§ OC.2001.603. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY

NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a) If, after investigating a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the director determines that a violation has occurred, the director may issue a violation report stating the facts on which the conclusion that a violation occurred is based, recommending that an administrative penalty be imposed on the person alleged to have committed the violation, and recommending the amount of the proposed penalty. The director shall base the recommended amount of the proposed penalty on the seriousness of the violation determined by consideration of the factors set out in Section 2001.602 (b). (b) Not later than the 21st day after the date on which the report is issued, the director shall give written notice of the report to the person alleged to have committed the violation. (c) The notice must: (1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation; (2) state the amount of the administrative penalty recommended; and (3) inform the person of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1114, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 1474 ), Sec. 39, eff. October 1, 2009.