Sec. 2052.302.  WITHHOLDING OF PURSE AND FORFEITURE OF PURSE.  (a)  The executive director may order a promoter to withhold any purse or other funds payable to the holder of a license or registration under this chapter if it appears more likely than not that the holder has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b)  The promoter shall surrender any purse or funds withheld as provided by Subsection (a) to the executive director on demand.  Not later than the fifth working day after the event, the department shall notify in writing the promoter and any person from whom a sum was withheld of the date of a hearing to determine whether all or part of the purse or funds withheld should be forfeited to the state.  The hearing must be scheduled for a date not later than the 10th day after the date of the notice.  Not later than the 10th day after the date of the hearing, the executive director shall enter an order with findings of fact and conclusions of law determining whether all or part of the purse or funds should be forfeited.  Any funds not forfeited shall be distributed to the persons entitled to the funds.
(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a proceeding under this section shall be conducted in the manner provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d)  A person aggrieved by an order entered under this section may appeal the order by filing a petition in a district court in Travis County in the manner provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 7.018, eff. Jan. 1, 2004;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.511, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.