Texas § FI.185.009 - ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER
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§ FI.185.009. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER
ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER. (a) If the banking commissioner reasonably believes that a state trust company or other person has violated any of the following, the banking commissioner may take any action authorized under Subsection (a-1): (1) this subtitle or rules enacted under this subtitle and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the state trust company or its clients, creditors, shareholders, or participants to harm; (2) other applicable law of this state and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the state trust company or its clients, creditors, shareholders, or participants to harm; or (3) a final order issued by the banking commissioner. (a-1) The banking commissioner may: (1) initiate administrative penalty proceedings against the state trust company or other person, as applicable, in accordance with Sections 185.010 and 185.011 ; (2) refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement by injunction or other available remedy; or (3) pursue any other action the banking commissioner considers appropriate under applicable law. (b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under Subsection (a-1)(2), the attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees from a state trust company or person committing the violation. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1165 ), Sec. 13, eff. May 28, 2011.
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Section FI.185.009 ("ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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