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Tex. Occ. Code § 1001.506

REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST

Known as the The Texas Engineering Practice Act

The act spans §§ 1001.001 to 1001.604 (118 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If, after judicial review, the administrative penalty is reduced or not imposed by the court, the court shall:

(1) order the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, be remitted to the person if the person paid the penalty; or

(2) order the release of the bond:

(A) if the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is not upheld by the court; or

(B) after the person pays the penalty if the person gave a supersedeas bond and the penalty is reduced.

(b) The interest paid under Subsection (a)(1) is at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. 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.

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