{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.353","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.353","heading":"OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING; ORDER.","body":"(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty under this subchapter only after the person charged with a violation is given the opportunity for a hearing.\n(b) If a hearing is held, the department shall make findings of fact and issue a written decision as to:\n(1) the occurrence of the violation; and\n(2) the amount of any penalty that is warranted.\n(c) If the person charged with a violation fails to exercise the opportunity for a hearing, the department, after determining that a violation occurred and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, may impose a penalty and shall issue an order requiring the person to pay any penalty imposed.\n(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date an order is issued after determining that a violation occurred, the department shall inform the person charged with the violation of the amount of any penalty imposed.\n(e) The department may consolidate a hearing under this section with another proceeding.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.282, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER H. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1954.htm#1954.353","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3cf75a9a802b34e1eb942396c9ff83be3274f7f26187bce4e8cce16867457887","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.352","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}