Sec. 1958.255. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner's decision or order becomes final as provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(2) may stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(1) paying the penalty to the commissioner for placement in an escrow account; or

(2) giving the commissioner a bond in a form approved by the commissioner that:

(A) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(B) is effective until judicial review of the commissioner's decision or order is final.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.