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TITLE 28INSURANCE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 1GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER HEMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS
RULE §1.903Contents of the Emergency Cease and Desist Order

An emergency cease and desist order will contain the following:

  (1) the name and last known address of the affected person;

  (2) a short and plain statement of the alleged conduct that supports issuing the order under Insurance Code §83.051;

  (3) a requirement that the affected person immediately cease and desist from the described conduct, acts, methods, or practices;

  (4) a statement of the rights of the affected person to request a hearing to contest the order. This statement will include:

    (A) the specific statutes or rules found to have been violated;

    (B) a statement of legal authority and jurisdiction under which the order is issued;

    (C) the time limit for requesting a hearing to contest the order, including citation to Insurance Code Chapter 83 and this subchapter; and

    (D) notice that the burden of requesting the hearing is on the affected person; and

  (5) a statement of the penalties that may be assessed against the affected person if the affected person violates the order.


Source Note: The provisions of this §1.903 adopted to be effective April 17, 1990, 15 TexReg 1895; amended to be effective August 11, 2022, 47 TexReg 4679

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