ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Tex. OCC Code § 454.3521.
in effect(a) The board may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
(b) The penalty may not exceed $200, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to the sanctions schedule under Section 454.3025 .
(c) The person may stay enforcement during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the court clerk or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay enforcement by filing an affidavit like that required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, except that the board may contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.
(d) A proceeding to impose an administrative penalty is subject to Chapter 2001 , Government Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.218(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.