1. (a) An applicant/licensee may appeal the denial or revocation of a license by filing a written appeal request with the MCTAC within thirty (30) days of the date of notice is sent under §445.13(b) of this chapter (relating to Denial or Revocation of License). Any information/documentation in support of such appal must be submitted with the appeal request.
2. (b) The MCTAC shall appoint a Review Board ("Review Board") consisting of three (3) members. At least one member of the Review Board shall be a law enforcement officer. The MCTAC may appoint one or more MCTAC employees to serve on the Review Board. Provided at least one law enforcement officer is in attendance, appeals shall be reviewed at a meeting of at least three (3) members of the Review Board.
3. (c) Timely filed appeals will be scheduled for review at the next Review Board meeting, which shall take place no less than sixty (60) days following the filing of the appeal. An applicant/licensee whose appeal is under review may attend the meeting and, at the Review Board's discretion, provide testimony in support of the appeal. The Review Board also has discretion to consider documentation not timely provided under subsection (a) of this section.
4. (d) Recommendation. The law enforcement officer in attendance shall preside over the meeting and determine when each appeal has been sufficiently considered, discussed and reviewed by the members in attendance. Following such determination, each member in attendance shall state and briefly describe the reasons for his/her opinion as to whether the action appealed should be sustained.
5. (e) Within fifteen (15) days of receiving the presiding officer's written recommendation, the MCTAC shall make a final determination on the appeal. The MCTAC shall consider the presiding officer's recommendation before making the final determination.

6. (f) The MCTAC shall send notice of its final determination to the applicant/licensee by certified mail as follows:

   1. (1) license denial- to each applicant at the business address listed on his/her application form;
   2. (2) runner license denial and revocation- to the most recent primary physical business address for the sponsoring MVTS; and
   3. (3) title service license revocation- to the attention of all partner, owners, officers, directors, or principals (as applicable) at the most recent primary physical business address on file.

Source Note:The provisions of this §445.15 adopted to be effective December 29, 2025, 50 TexReg 8629.