Sec. 213.004.  ADMISSIBILITY OF REPORT OR AUDIT;  PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.  (a)  In a judicial proceeding in which the establishment or collection of a contribution, penalty, or interest is sought because an employer does not pay a contribution, a penalty, or interest within the time and in the manner required by this subtitle or by a rule adopted under this subtitle, the following are admissible:
(1)  a report filed in an office of the commission by the employer or the employer's representative that shows the amount of wages paid by the employer or the employer's representative for which a contribution, a penalty, or interest has not been paid;
(2)  a copy of a report described in Subdivision (1) that is certified by a member of the commission or by an employee designated for that purpose by the commission;  and
(3)  an audit made by the commission or its representative from the books of the employer that is signed and sworn to by the representative as being made from the records of the employer.
(b)  A report or audit admissible under this section is prima facie evidence of the truth of its contents.  The incorrectness of the report or audit may be shown.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.