Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.503
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.503, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.503. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice, the person in writing may:
(1) accept the attorney general's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or
(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
(b) If the person accepts the attorney general's determination and recommended penalty, the attorney general by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
(1) accept the attorney general's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or
(2) request a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
(b) If the person accepts the attorney general's determination and recommended penalty, the attorney general by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
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