{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 14.257","heading":"HEARING ON PENALTY; ORDER.","body":"(a) If a person makes a timely written request for a hearing, the commissioner shall set a hearing and give notice of the hearing to the person by certified mail.\n(b) The hearing shall be held by a hearings officer who shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue a proposal for a decision about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty.\n(c) According to the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the commissioner by order may find:\n(1) that a violation has occurred and impose a penalty; or\n(2) a violation has not occurred.\n(d) Notice of the commissioner's order, given to the person under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 2. FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES","CHAPTER 14. CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER","SUBCHAPTER F. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; RESTITUTION ORDER; ASSURANCE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.14.htm#14.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"042360f57310fb7a319bf785582787e7a612c8e7bbaacce4c55fe5aad26c0caf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}