Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Public Weigher
Section 13.2555. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of Certificate

Sec. 13.2555. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend the certificate of authority of a public weigher, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation the public weigher whose certificate has been suspended, or reprimand a public weigher for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the department under this subchapter.
(b) If a certificate suspension is probated, the department may require the public weigher to:
(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or
(3) continue or renew professional education until the public weigher attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
(c) If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a public weigher's certificate, the public weigher is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The decision of the department is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.03, eff. September 1, 2009.

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