Texas § HS.501.032 - RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN COMMERCE
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§ HS.501.032. RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN COMMERCE
RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN COMMERCE. (a) For the enforcement of this chapter, a carrier engaged in commerce, a person receiving a hazardous substance in commerce, or a person holding a hazardous substance received in commerce, on request of the department shall permit a representative of the department at reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in commerce or the holding after movement in commerce of any hazardous substance and the quantity, consignees, and shipper of the hazardous substance. (b) Evidence obtained under this section may not be used in the criminal prosecution of the person from whom the evidence is obtained. (c) A carrier is not subject to the other provisions of this chapter because of the carrier's receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of a hazardous substance in the usual course of the carrier's business. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Section HS.501.032 ("RECORDS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN COMMERCE") 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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