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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1951.504. Settlement of Contested Cases

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A settlement of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must be approved by the commissioner.

(b) The department by rule shall establish guidelines for the settlement of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The commissioner may authorize the department to conduct informal settlement negotiations between the department and a license holder to resolve a complaint, other than a complaint involving a misapplication, by a consumer against the license holder.

(d) An informal settlement reached under Subsection (c):

(1) may not require the license holder to:

(A) refund money to the consumer in an amount greater than the amount provided under the original contract for services by the license holder;  or

(B) perform any services that the license holder did not agree to perform in the original contract;  and

(2) does not release the license holder from any liability for a misapplication.

(e) The department by rule shall establish guidelines for the informal settlement of consumer complaints as provided by Subsections (c) and (d).

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