Sec. 301.072.  ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA;  OFFENSE;  PENALTIES.  (a)  If a person is guilty of contumacy or refuses to obey a subpoena issued by a member of the commission or an authorized representative of the commission, a county or district court, on application by the commission or its authorized representative, may order the person to appear before a member of the commission, the commission, or its authorized representative to produce evidence or give testimony regarding the matter under investigation or in question.  Only a court within the jurisdiction where the commission conducts the inquiry or where the person is found, resides, or transacts business may issue the order.
(b)  Failure to obey a court order issued under Subsection (a) is punishable as contempt.
(c)  A person commits an offense if the person, without just cause, does not obey a subpoena of the commission.  An offense under this subsection is punishable by a fine of not less than $200, by confinement for not more than 60 days, or by both fine and confinement.  Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 202.072 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.02(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.