Texas § HS.433.084 - EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY
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§ HS.433.084. EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY
EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the department at all reasonable times shall be given access to documentary evidence of a person being investigated or proceeded against to examine or copy the evidence. The department by subpoena may require the attendance and testimony of a witness and the production of documentary evidence relating to a matter under investigation, at a designated place of hearing in a county in which the witness resides, is employed, or has a place of business. (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may sign subpoenas, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. On disobedience of a subpoena, the department may request the district court to require attendance and testimony of a witness and the production of documentary evidence, and the district court having jurisdiction over the inquiry may order the compliance. Failure to obey the court's order is punishable as contempt. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1058, eff. April 2, 2015.
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