Texas Occupations Code 801.158 – Subpoena
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(a) The board may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1) the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath; and
(2) the production for inspection or copying of books, accounts, records, papers, correspondence, documents, and other evidence relevant to an investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.
(b) The board, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) against a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, who fails to comply with the subpoena.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 801.158
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(c) Venue for an action brought under Subsection (b) is in a district court in:
(1) Travis County; or
(2) any county in which the board may hold a hearing.
(d) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.