Sec. 711.057. 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 sale of the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot.
(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. 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (H.B. 52), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body
Subtitle C - Cemeteries and Crematories
Chapter 711 - General Provisions Relating to Cemeteries
Section 711.051. Enforcement by Attorney General; Proceedings to Forfeit Charter for Noncompliance
Section 711.0515. Enforcement by Attorney General; Injunctive Relief
Section 711.052. Criminal Penalties
Section 711.0521. Access to Cemeteries; Criminal Penalties
Section 711.054. Enforcement by Finance Commission of Texas
Section 711.055. Enforcement by Commissioner
Section 711.056. Pattern of Wilful Disregard