Texas § OC.1701.5011 - EMERGENCY SUSPENSION
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§ OC.1701.5011. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION
EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The commission shall adopt rules specifying the circumstances under which the commission may issue an emergency order, without a hearing, suspending a person's license for a period not to exceed 90 days after determining that the person constitutes an imminent threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. (b) An order suspending a license under this section must state the length of the suspension in the order. (c) If an emergency order is issued without a hearing under this section, the commission shall, not later than the 10th day after the date the order was issued, set the time and place for a hearing on the order. The hearing must be conducted as soon as practicable. A hearing under this section to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. The order shall be affirmed to the extent that good cause existed to issue the order. (d) The commission by rule may prescribe procedures for the determination and appeal of an emergency order issued under this section, including a rule allowing the commission to affirm, modify, or set aside a decision made by the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Subsection (c). (e) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001 , Government Code. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (S.B. 1445 ), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section OC.1701.5011 ("EMERGENCY SUSPENSION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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