{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.109","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.109","heading":"FINES.","body":"(a) To expedite the department's processing of certain violations of this code, the commissioner by rule may establish fines for certain violations.\n(b) A violation for which a fine may be assessed under this section includes a failure to:\n(1) obtain the total number of continuing education hours before the expiration date of a license;\n(2) timely report a change of address to the department; or\n(3) notify the department of an administrative action against the agent by a financial or insurance regulator of another state or of the federal government.\n(c) This section does not limit the department's authority to take any other disciplinary action against a license holder as otherwise provided by this code.\n(d) The dispute of an assessment of a fine under this section is a contested case subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 876), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 13. REGULATION OF PROFESSIONALS","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 4005. CONDUCT, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, AND SANCTIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4005.htm#4005.109","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"42ea5828f5d2c611514e0ee818c42be6b4f81211cedb913a31f5cef4f0ba43c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.108","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}