Sec. 501.111. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person within 30 days after the date that the judgment of the court becomes final.
(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle D - Hazardous Substances
Chapter 501 - Hazardous Substances
Subchapter D. Administrative Penalty
Section 501.101. Imposition of Penalty
Section 501.102. Amount of Penalty
Section 501.103. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty
Section 501.104. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested
Section 501.106. Decision by Department
Section 501.107. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal
Section 501.108. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty
Section 501.109. Collection of Penalty
Section 501.110. Decision by Court
Section 501.111. Remittance of Penalty and Interest