Sec. 14.203.  ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA OR SUMMONS.  (a)  During an investigation, the commissioner may issue a subpoena or summons that is addressed to a peace officer of this state and requires the attendance and testimony of a witness or the production of a document.
(b)  A document that is necessary to continue the business of a person under investigation may not be removed from the office or place of business of that person, but the commissioner may:
(1)  examine, or cause to be examined, the document at the office or place of business;  and
(2)  require a copy to be made of a part of the document related to a matter under investigation.
(c)  A copy of a document made under Subsection (b)(2) must be verified by the affidavit of the person under investigation or by an officer of that person.
(d)  On the commissioner's certification, a copy of a document made under Subsection (b)(2) is admissible in evidence in an:
(1)  investigation or hearing under this subchapter or under a statute to which this subchapter applies;  or
(2)  appeal to the district court.
(e)  To implement this section, the commissioner may sign a subpoena, administer an oath or affirmation, examine a witness, or receive evidence.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.