(a) This section applies to testimony or records resulting in a case involving an allegation of engaging in the business of insurance without a license.
(b) On certification by the commissioner under official seal, testimony taken or records produced under this subchapter or acquired in response to a request for information under Section 101.104 and held by the department are admissible in evidence in a case without:
(1) prior proof of correctness; and
(2) proof, other than the certificate of the commissioner, that the testimony or records were received from the person testifying or producing the records.

Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 36.157

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(c) The certified records, or certified copies of the records, are prima facie evidence of the facts disclosed by the records.
(d) This section does not limit any other provision of this subchapter or any law that makes provision for the admission or evidentiary value of certain evidence.

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