Texas § TN.601.156 - SETTING OF HEARING
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§ TN.601.156. SETTING OF HEARING
SETTING OF HEARING. (a) A hearing under this subchapter is subject to the notice and hearing procedures of Sections 521.295-521.303 and shall be heard by a judge of a municipal court or a justice of the peace of the county in which the person requesting the hearing resides. A party is not entitled to a jury. (b) The court shall set a date for the hearing. The hearing must be held at the earliest practical time after notice is given to the person requesting the hearing. (c) The department shall summon the person requesting the hearing to appear at the hearing. Notice under this subsection: (1) shall be: (A) delivered through personal service; (B) mailed by first class mail to the person's last known address, as shown by the department's records; or (C) sent by e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically; and (2) must include written charges issued by the department. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2000; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3376 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
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