Tex. Labor Code § 51.034

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 51.034, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 51.034. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ORDER.

Official statutory text

(a) If, after examination of a possible violation and the facts relating to that possible violation, the child labor investigator determines that a violation has occurred, the child labor investigator shall issue a preliminary determination order to the person charged with the violation.

(b) The preliminary determination order shall state the facts on which the preliminary determination order is based, the occurrence of a violation, the fact that an administrative penalty is to be imposed, and the amount of the penalty.

(c) The preliminary determination order must inform the person that the person has a right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(d) The child labor investigator shall mail notice of the preliminary determination order to the person's last known address, as reflected by commission records.

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