Sec. 901.553.  REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.  (a)  If, after examination of a possible violation and the facts relating to that violation, the board determines that a violation has occurred, the board shall issue a preliminary report stating:
(1)  the facts on which the determination is based;
(2)  the fact that an administrative penalty is to be imposed;  and
(3)  the amount of the penalty.
(b)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the report is issued, the board shall send a copy of the report by certified mail to the person charged with the violation, together with a statement of the person's right to a hearing relating to the alleged violation and the amount of the penalty.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.