Sec. 247.0454. HEARING ON ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) An administrative law judge shall order a hearing and the department shall give notice of the hearing if a person charged with a violation under Section 247.0451 timely requests a hearing.
(b) The hearing shall be held before an administrative law judge.
(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the department a written proposal for decision regarding the occurrence of a violation of this chapter or a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter or a term of a license issued under this chapter and a recommendation regarding the amount of the proposed penalty if a penalty is warranted.
(d) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendation of the administrative law judge, the department by order may:
(1) find that a violation has occurred and assess an administrative penalty; or
(2) find that a violation has not occurred.
(e) If the department finds that a violation has not occurred, the department shall order that all records reflecting that the department found a violation had occurred and attempted to impose an administrative penalty shall be expunged except:
(1) records obtained by the department during its investigation; and
(2) the administrative law judge's findings of fact.
(f) Proceedings under this section are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0715, eff. April 2, 2015.
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