Texas Health and Safety Code 142.0172 – Hearing; Order
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(a) If the person notified requests a hearing, the department shall refer the case to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and an administrative law judge of that office shall conduct the hearing.
(a-1) The department shall give written notice of the hearing to the person.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 142.0172
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall promptly issue to the department a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and a recommendation as to the amount of the proposed penalty if a penalty is determined to be warranted.
(c) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendations of the administrative law judge, the department by order may find that a violation has occurred and may assess a penalty or may find that no violation has occurred.