1. (a) On the filing of a petition under Section 232.004, the clerk of the court or the Title IV-D agency shall deliver to the individual:

   1. (1) notice of the individual's right to a hearing before the court or agency;
   2. (2) notice of the deadline for requesting a hearing; and
   3. (3) a hearing request form if the proceeding is in a Title IV-D case.

2. (b) Notice under this section may be served:

   1. (1) if the party has been ordered under Chapter 105 to provide the court and registry with the party's current mailing address or e-mail address, by:

      1. (A) mailing a copy of the notice to the respondent, together with a copy of the petition, by first class mail to the last mailing address of the respondent on file with the court and the state case registry; or
      2. (B) electronically mailing a copy of the notice to the respondent, together with a copy of the petition, to the last known e-mail address of the respondent on file with the court and the state case registry; or
   2. (2) as in civil cases generally.

3. (c) The notice must contain the following prominently displayed statement in boldfaced type, capital letters, or underlined:

   "AN ACTION TO SUSPEND ONE OR MORE LICENSES ISSUED TO YOU HAS BEEN FILED AS PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 232, TEXAS FAMILY CODE. YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS ACTION. IF YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY DO NOT REQUEST A HEARING BEFORE THE 21ST DAY AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE, AN ORDER SUSPENDING YOUR LICENSE MAY BE RENDERED."

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 85, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 86, eff; Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 976, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 178, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (S.B. 1403), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.