Sec. 153.057. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed in accordance with supreme court rules, the penalty may be collected.
(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty and may recover reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in recovering the penalty.
(c) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle L - Court Professions Regulation
Chapter 153 - Commission Enforcement
Subchapter B. Administrative Penalty; Administrative Sanction
Section 153.051. Imposition of Penalty
Section 153.052. Amount of Penalty
Section 153.053. Report and Notice of Violation, Penalty, and Sanction
Section 153.054. Penalty Paid, Sanction Accepted, or Hearing Requested
Section 153.055. Notice; Hearing
Section 153.056. Options Following Decision: Pay, Accept, or Appeal
Section 153.057. Collection of Penalty
Section 153.058. Appeal of Decision
Section 153.059. Remittance of Penalty and Interest
Section 153.060. Reissuance of Certificate, Registration, or License