Sec. 248.104.  PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.  (a)  Within 20 days after the date the person receives the notice sent under Section 248.103, the person in writing may:
(1)  accept the determination and recommended penalty of the department;  or
(2)  make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
(b)  If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty or if the person fails to respond to the notice, the department by order shall impose the recommended penalty.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0739, eff. April 2, 2015.