{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.551","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.551","heading":"ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) The commission may assess an administrative penalty against a person regulated under this chapter if the commission determines that the person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.\n(b) The penalty may be assessed in the manner provided by this subchapter or after a hearing under Section 651.506. If an administrative penalty is assessed after a hearing under Section 651.506, the commission shall follow the procedures described in Sections 651.555 through 651.558.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER L. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.551","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2b4febae2fba37a391310197d6b3adc9987223eff3798a61a4fef172e17447cf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.508","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.5515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}