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Texas Transportation Code - Section 284.204. Administrative Adjudication Hearing Procedure

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§ 284.204. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING 
PROCEDURE.  (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt an 
administrative adjudication hearing procedure for a person who is 
suspected of having violated an order adopted under Section 
284.202(a) on at least two separate occasions within a 12-month 
period.
	(b)  A hearing procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must 
provide:          
		(1)  a period for a person charged with violating the 
order:                
			(A)  to pay the toll or charge plus administrative 
costs authorized by Sections 284.202 and 284.2031;  or
			(B)  to request a hearing;                                                   
		(2)  for appointment of one or more hearing officers 
with authority to administer oaths and issue orders compelling the 
attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;  and
		(3)  for the amount and disposition of civil fines, 
costs, and fees.        
	(c)  An order issued under Subsection (b)(2) may be enforced 
by a justice of the peace.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 372, § 4, eff. Sept. 
1, 2003.

Last modified: August 10, 2007