Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.551
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.551, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56B.551. LETTER OF REPRIMAND.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney general may issue a letter of reprimand against an individual who the attorney general finds has filed or has caused to be filed under this chapter an application for benefits or claim for pecuniary loss that contains a statement or representation that the individual knows is false.
(b) The attorney general must give the individual notice of the proposed action before issuing the letter.
(c) An individual may challenge the denial of compensation and the issuance of a letter of reprimand in a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) A letter of reprimand issued under this article is public information.
(b) The attorney general must give the individual notice of the proposed action before issuing the letter.
(c) An individual may challenge the denial of compensation and the issuance of a letter of reprimand in a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) A letter of reprimand issued under this article is public information.
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