Texas Insurance Code

§ 701.104 — DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATORS

IN § 701.104Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part F. INSURANCE FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT · Ch. 701. INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS · Art. C. INVESTIGATIONS

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(a)The commissioner may:

(1)employ investigators as necessary to enforce this chapter; and

(2)commission those investigators as peace officers.

(b)If the commissioner commissions investigators as peace officers, the commissioner shall appoint a chief investigator who:

(1)is commissioned as a peace officer; and

(2)is qualified by training and experience in law enforcement to supervise, direct, and administer the activities of the commissioned investigators.

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 2816), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.