Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140A.053 – Contents of Demand
(a) A civil investigative demand issued under Section 140A.052 must:
(1) describe the nature of the activities that are the subject of the investigation;
(2) state each statute the activity violates; and
(3) advise the person on whom the demand is served that the person has the right to object to the demand as provided for in this subchapter.
(b) A demand for production of documentary material must:
(1) describe the class of material to be produced with reasonable specificity so that the material demanded is fairly identified;
(2) prescribe a return date that provides a reasonable period of time within which the material is to be produced; and
(3) identify the individual to whom the material is to be made available for inspection and copying.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140A.053
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A demand for answers to written interrogatories must:
(1) propound the interrogatories with definiteness and certainty;
(2) prescribe a date by which answers to the interrogatories must be submitted; and
(3) identify the individual to whom the answers should be submitted.
(d) Each demand for the giving of oral testimony must:
(1) prescribe a reasonable date, time, and place at which the testimony will begin; and
(2) identify the individual who will conduct the examination.