Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Supervision and Conservatorship
Section 185.103. Hearing

Sec. 185.103. HEARING. (a) An order issued under Section 185.101 or 185.102 must contain or be accompanied by a notice that, at the request of the state trust company, a hearing will be held before the banking commissioner at which the state trust company may cross-examine witnesses and present evidence to contest the order or show that it has satisfied all requirements for abatement of the order. The banking commissioner has the burden of proof for any continuation of the order or the issuance of a new order.
(b) To contest or modify the order or demonstrate that it has satisfied all requirements for abatement of the order, the state trust company shall submit to the banking commissioner a written request for a hearing. The request must state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order. On receiving a request for hearing, the banking commissioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing, which must be not later than the 10th day after the date the banking commissioner receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. The notice must be delivered by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
(c) The banking commissioner may:
(1) delay a decision for a prompt examination of the state trust company; and
(2) reopen the record as necessary to allow presentation of the results of the examination and appropriate opportunity for cross-examination and presentation of other relevant evidence.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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