Finance Code § 180.203

Sec. 180.203. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS. A regulatory official may: (1) order or direct a person subject to regulation under this chapter to cease and desist from conducting business, including issuing an immediate temporary order to cease and desist from conducting business; (2) order or direct a person subject to regulation under this chapter to cease a violation of this chapter or a harmful activity in violation of this chapter, including issuing an immediate temporary order to cease and desist; (3) enter immediate temporary orders against a person subject to regulation under this chapter to cease engaging in business under a license if the regulatory official determines that the license was erroneously granted or the license holder is in violation of this chapter; and (4) order or direct other affirmative action as the regulatory official considers necessary. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (H.B. 10), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. SUBCHAPTER F. DUTIES OF REGULATORY OFFICIALS