Sec. 4005.109. FINES. (a) To expedite the department's processing of certain violations of this code, the commissioner by rule may establish fines for certain violations.
(b) A violation for which a fine may be assessed under this section includes a failure to:
(1) obtain the total number of continuing education hours before the expiration date of a license;
(2) timely report a change of address to the department; or
(3) notify the department of an administrative action against the agent by a financial or insurance regulator of another state or of the federal government.
(c) This section does not limit the department's authority to take any other disciplinary action against a license holder as otherwise provided by this code.
(d) The dispute of an assessment of a fine under this section is a contested case subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 876), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.
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