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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 81.007

This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 81.007, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.

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§ 81.007. TEMPORARY ORDER DURING PENDENCY OF PROCEEDING.

Official statutory text

(a) Before holding a hearing and making a determination under Section 81.004 or 81.005, the commission may, if there is evidence showing a reasonable likelihood that a common nuisance exists on the premises for which the permit or license is held or sought, issue an order imposing any condition on the permit or license holder or the applicant for the permit or license that is reasonably necessary to abate a common nuisance on the premises. An order issued under this section is effective until:

(1) the expiration of the time for appealing the determination under Section 81.004 or 81.005; or

(2) if the determination is appealed, until all appeals are finally decided.

(b) A hearings officer may issue an order under this section on the hearings officer's own motion or the motion of a person listed in Section 81.003 or, for an original or renewal permit or license application, any individual entitled to protest the issuance of the original or renewal permit or license.

(b-1) If an individual who is entitled to protest the issuance of the original or renewal permit or license files a motion for a temporary order under this section, the commission may not issue a temporary order without conducting a hearing.

(c) The commission may impose any sanction on a person who violates an order issued under Subsection (a) that is necessary to secure compliance with the order.

(d) A hearing under this section must be held not later than the 10th day after the date notice is served on all interested parties. Failure to hold a hearing in the time prescribed by this subsection does not invalidate an order issued under this section.

(e) A person who requests an order under this section may not be required to post security for costs in connection with the application or any hearing conducted as a result of the application.

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