Sec. 5.706.  PENALTIES AND INTEREST ON DELINQUENT FEES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the commission may collect, for a delinquent fee due the commission under this code or the Health and Safety Code:
(1)  a penalty in an amount equal to five percent of the amount of the fee due, if the fee is not paid on or before the day on which the fee is due;  and
(2)  an additional penalty in an amount equal to five percent of the amount due, if the fee is not paid on or before the 30th day after the date on which the fee was due.
(b)  Unless otherwise required by law interest accrues, beginning on the 61st day after the date on which the fee was due, on the total amount of fee and penalties that have not been paid on or before the 61st day after the date on which the fee was due.  The yearly interest rate is the rate of interest established for delinquent taxes under Section 111.060, Tax Code.
(c)  The executive director may modify a penalty or interest on a fee and penalties authorized by this section if the executive director provides a written explanation showing good cause for the modification.
(d)  Penalties and interest collected by the commission under this section or under other law, unless that law otherwise provides, shall be deposited to the credit of the fund or account to which the fee is required to be deposited.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.