Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle D. DENTISTRY |
Chapter 263. LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS |
Sec. 263.008. SUBPOENA
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(a) The board may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath and the production for examination and copying of books, accounts, records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter or another state law relating to the practice of dentistry.
(b) The board may request the attorney general to file suit against a person who fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the board to enforce the subpoena. The suit must be filed in a Travis County district court.
(c) The court on finding that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena shall order the person to comply with the subpoena.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.093(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.