{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-204.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 204.004","heading":"INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.","body":"(a) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may:\n(1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002;\n(2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and\n(3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter.\n(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.005(a), eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 430 (H.B. 2128), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 875), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 6. SALE OR TRANSFER OF GOODS","CHAPTER 204. SALE OF RETURNABLE CONTAINER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.204.htm#204.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"27a38cdac62f8a84d88ff86fd9add1363d2a961807c046c8ee4a8584343bc5cd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-204.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-204.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}