{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.06131","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.06131","heading":"EXAMINATION BY COMMISSIONER.","body":"(a) At the times the commissioner considers necessary, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may:\n(1) examine each place of business of each dealer; and\n(2) investigate the dealer's transactions and records, including books, accounts, papers, and correspondence, to the extent the transactions and records pertain to the business regulated under this subchapter.\n(b) A dealer shall:\n(1) give the commissioner or the commissioner's representative free access to the dealer's office, place of business, files, safes, and vaults; and\n(2) allow the commissioner or the representative to make a copy of an item that may be investigated under Subsection (a)(2).\n(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall examine under Subsection (a) at least 10 dealers each calendar year.\n(d) This section does not apply with respect to a jewelry store.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 604 (S.B. 1132), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. SALE OF CRAFTED PRECIOUS METAL TO DEALERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.06131","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d736da171076f1330e6f67d1ea1f290ae48b1eaa8ca0065c7a3b8ae2c2c71253","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.0613","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.0614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}