Sec. 51.310.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.  (a)  The executive director by rule shall prescribe procedures for the determination and appeal of a decision to impose an administrative penalty.
(b)  A proceeding under this subchapter to impose an administrative penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(c)  The executive director by rule shall prescribe notice procedures for proceedings under this subchapter that provide for notice by certified mail with electronic return receipt.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 35, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669 (H.B. 2310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.