Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 17.61 — CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND
BC § 17.61Title 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES · Ch. 17. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES · Art. E. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Statute text
View on source(a)Whenever the consumer protection division believes that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of the original copy of any documentary material relevant to the subject matter of an investigation of a possible violation of this subchapter, an authorized agent of the division may execute in writing and serve on the person a civil investigative demand requiring the person to produce the documentary material and permit inspection and copying.
(b)Each demand shall:
(1)state the statute and section under which the alleged violation is being investigated, and the general subject matter of the investigation;
(2)describe the class or classes of documentary material to be produced with reasonable specificity so as to fairly indicate the material demanded;
(3)prescribe a return date within which the documentary material is to be produced; and
(4)identify the persons authorized by the consumer protection division to whom the documentary material is to be made available for inspection and copying.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 411 (S.B. 1047), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.