Texas Utilities Code

§ 14.204 — INSPECTION

UT § 14.204Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES · Ch. 14. JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES · Art. E. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS

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(a)A regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee, may:

(1)inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records of a public utility within its jurisdiction; and

(2)inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of a public utility within its jurisdiction.

(b)An action under this section must be conducted at a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.