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Tex. Lab. Code § 301.072

ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA; OFFENSE; PENALTIES

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.