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OCCUPATIONS CODETitle 6 - REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICESSubtitle B - REGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED PRACTICESChapter 1051 - TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS; PROVISIONS AFFECTING ONLY ARCHITECTS
Subchapter D - BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES
Section 1051.204 - Subpoena

Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.204

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1051.204 - Subpoena
(a) The board may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1) the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath; and
(2) the production for inspection or copying of records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this subtitle.
(b) The board, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) against a person who fails to comply with the subpoena.
(c) Venue for an action brought under Subsection (b) is in a district court in:
(1) Travis County; or
(2) any county in which the board may conduct a hearing.
(d) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.

Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.204

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2003; Renumbered from Occupations Code Sec. 1051.207 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 1.16, 1.17, eff. 9/1/2003.