Texas Business and Commerce Code 204.004 – Investigative and Enforcement Authority
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(a) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may:
(1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002;
(2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and
(3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter.
(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney’s fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 204.004
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005