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Tex. Transp. Code § 284.204 (2026)

Administrative Adjudication Hearing Procedure

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Sec. 284.204. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING PROCEDURE. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt an administrative adjudication hearing procedure for a person who is suspected of having violated an order adopted under Section 284.202(a) on at least two separate occasions within a 12-month period.

(b) A hearing procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must provide:

(1) a period for a person charged with violating the order:

(A) to pay the toll or charge plus administrative costs authorized by Sections 284.202 and 284.2031; or

(B) to request a hearing;

(2) for appointment of one or more hearing officers with authority to administer oaths and issue orders compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; and

(3) for the amount and disposition of civil fines, costs, and fees.

(c) An order issued under Subsection (b)(2) may be enforced by a justice of the peace.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2011–2017 · leading case: Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of Dallas, 509 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. 2017).
Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of Dallas, 509 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. 2017). · cites it 2× “008(a)(3) (referring to court order “compel[ling]” trustee to pay money or restore property); TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 284.204(b)(2) (referring to order “compelling” attendance of witnesses and production of documents); 682.”
Enter. Leasing Co. of Houston v. Harris Cnty. Toll Road Auth., 356 S.W.3d 85 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 284.204 (Vernon 2009).”
Citizens Against the Landfill in Hempstead Michael McCall Wayne Knox & the City of Hempstead v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Pintail Landfill, L.L.C. (Tex. App. 2015). “202(a) and an admin- istrative adjudication hearing procedure under Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 284.204 , the alleged violator was not entitled to a trial de novo, even though the appeal hinged on a question of law.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 284.204(b)(2) — 1 case
Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of Dallas, 509 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. 2017). “008(a)(3) (referring to court order “compel[ling]” trustee to pay money or restore property); TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 284.204(b)(2) (referring to order “compelling” attendance of witnesses and production of documents); 682.”
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