{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 14.203","heading":"ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA OR SUMMONS.","body":"(a) During an investigation, the commissioner may issue a subpoena or summons that is addressed to a peace officer of this state and requires the attendance and testimony of a witness or the production of a document.\n(b) A document that is necessary to continue the business of a person under investigation may not be removed from the office or place of business of that person, but the commissioner may:\n(1) examine, or cause to be examined, the document at the office or place of business; and\n(2) require a copy to be made of a part of the document related to a matter under investigation.\n(c) A copy of a document made under Subsection (b)(2) must be verified by the affidavit of the person under investigation or by an officer of that person.\n(d) On the commissioner's certification, a copy of a document made under Subsection (b)(2) is admissible in evidence in an:\n(1) investigation or hearing under this subchapter or under a statute to which this subchapter applies; or\n(2) appeal to the district court.\n(e) To implement this section, the commissioner may sign a subpoena, administer an oath or affirmation, examine a witness, or receive evidence.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 2. FINANCIAL REGULATORY AGENCIES","CHAPTER 14. CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER","SUBCHAPTER E. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.14.htm#14.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"839bad0b56dc2defc8a7367f6baaff509161f564f942f364330b6cd7c9c32000","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-14.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}