Texas Utilities Code

§ 14.206 — ENTERING PREMISES OF PUBLIC UTILITY

UT § 14.206Title 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 member, agent, or employee of a regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a public utility to conduct an inspection, examination, or test or to exercise any other authority provided by this title.

(b)A member, agent, or employee of the regulatory authority may act under this section only during reasonable hours and after reasonable notice to the public utility.

(c)A public utility is entitled to be represented when an inspection, examination, or test is conducted on its premises. The utility is entitled to a reasonable time to secure a representative before the inspection, examination, or test begins.

Legislative history

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