{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.708","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.708","heading":"COLLECTION OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the executive director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.\n(b) If the attorney general notifies the commission that the attorney general will not pursue collection of the penalty, the commission may pursue collection of the penalty by any lawful means.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 82, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE A. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE","CHAPTER 1101. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALES AGENTS","SUBCHAPTER O. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1101.htm#1101.708","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"77b8b3d7550ccedbbafd0d0a3d048849839fe19ecfa0de51162e4bbb8fd6cd5c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.707","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.7085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}