Texas § HS.1101.153 - BURDEN OF PROOF WITH RESPECT TO VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE
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§ HS.1101.153. BURDEN OF PROOF WITH RESPECT TO VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE
BURDEN OF PROOF WITH RESPECT TO VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE. (a) In a civil or administrative enforcement action brought against a person for a violation for which the person claims to have made a voluntary disclosure, the person claiming the immunity created by this subchapter has the burden of establishing a prima facie case that the disclosure was voluntary. (b) After the person claiming the immunity establishes a prima facie case of voluntary disclosure, other than a case in which immunity does not apply under Section 1101.157 , the enforcement authority has the burden of rebutting the presumption by a preponderance of the evidence. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488 ), Sec. 20.002(a), eff. September 1, 2017.
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