{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.704","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.704","heading":"HEARINGS EXAMINER; ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a hearing under this chapter must be held by an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.\n(a-1) A hearing under Section 2301.204 or Subchapter M must be held by a hearings examiner.\n(b) An administrative law judge and a hearings examiner have all of the board's power and authority as provided by this chapter to conduct hearings, including the power to:\n(1) hold a hearing;\n(2) administer an oath;\n(3) receive pleadings and evidence;\n(4) issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness;\n(5) compel the production of papers and documents;\n(6) issue an interlocutory order, including a cease and desist order in the nature of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction;\n(7) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and\n(8) issue a proposal for decision and recommend a final order.\n(c) In a contested case hearing under Section 2301.204 or Subchapter M, a hearings examiner shall issue a final order.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1403 (H.B. 3601), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1379 (H.B. 1692), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER O. HEARINGS PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm#2301.704","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f96b210cd1aebb86fcabdefaf7b296efdc67413117bda1ad0aad153f4df2b793","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.703","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}