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Tex. Occ. Code § 901.161

PRIVILEGE FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION

Known as the Public Accountancy Act

The act spans §§ 901–901 (127 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Any statement or record prepared or an opinion formed in connection with a positive enforcement or peer review is privileged and is not:

(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to a person other than the board; or

(2) admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than a board hearing.

(b) The privilege provided by Subsection (a) does not apply to information involved in a dispute between a reviewer and the person, including an entity, who is the subject of the review.

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