Sec. 248A.259. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, 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. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 248A - Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers
Subchapter F. Administrative Penalty
Section 248A.251. Imposition of Penalty
Section 248A.2515. System for Assessment of Penalty
Section 248A.252. Amount of Penalty
Section 248A.253. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty
Section 248A.254. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested
Section 248A.256. Decision by Department
Section 248A.257. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal
Section 248A.258. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty
Section 248A.259. Collection of Penalty
Section 248A.260. Decision by Court
Section 248A.261. Remittance of Penalty and Interest