Sec. 506.012. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; JUDICIAL REVIEW

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an order finding that a violation has occurred is issued, the director shall inform the facility operator against whom the order is issued of the amount of the penalty for the violation.

(b) Except as provided in Section 506.011(e), not later than the 30th day after the date on which a decision or order charging a facility operator with a penalty is final, the facility operator shall pay the penalty in full, unless the facility operator seeks judicial review of the amount of the penalty, the fact of the violation, or both. The board may by rule provide for appeals by the state and political subdivisions of the state.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.