Texas Statutes
Subchapter I. Criminal Penalties and Civil Remedies
Section 154.4081. Emergency Order

Sec. 154.4081. EMERGENCY ORDER. (a) The commissioner may issue an emergency order that takes effect immediately if the commissioner finds that immediate and irreparable harm is threatened to the public or a beneficiary under a prepaid funeral benefits contract.
(b) An emergency order remains in effect unless stayed by the commissioner.
(c) The person named in the order may request in writing an opportunity for a hearing to show that the emergency order should be stayed. The written request for a hearing must be filed with the commissioner not later than the 30th day after the date on which the order is hand-delivered or the order is mailed, whichever date is earlier. On receipt of the request, the commissioner shall set a time for the hearing before the 22nd day after the date the commissioner received the request, unless extended at the request of the person named in the order.
(d) The hearing is an administrative hearing relating to the validity of findings that support immediate effect of the order.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 3762), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (S.B. 297), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.

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