Sec. 232.006. NOTICE. (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) notice of the individual's right to a hearing before the court or agency; (2) notice of the deadline for requesting a hearing; and (3) a hearing request form if the proceeding is in a Title IV-D case. (b) Notice under this section may be served: (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: (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 (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) as in civil cases generally. (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."
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