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Tex. Lab. Code § 407A.403

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 275, Sec. 1, eff

(a) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may issue an order requiring a person or group to cease and desist from engaging in an act or practice found to be in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) On a finding, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a person or group has violated a cease and desist order issued under this section, the commissioner may:

(1) impose a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of the order, not to exceed an aggregate fine of $100,000;

(2) revoke the group's certificate of approval or any license held by the person issued under the Insurance Code; or

(3) impose the fine and revoke the certificate or license.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.