Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 140B.052
Civil Investigative Demand

If the attorney general or a local prosecutor has reason to believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or other evidence or may have any information relevant to a civil racketeering investigation, the attorney general or local prosecutor may, before beginning a civil proceeding under this chapter, issue in writing and serve on the person a civil investigative demand requiring the person to:

(1)

produce any of the documentary material for inspection and copying;

(2)

answer in writing any written interrogatories;

(3)

give oral testimony; or

(4)

provide any combination of civil investigative demands under Subdivisions (1)-(3).

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 4635), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 140B.052 — Civil Investigative Demand, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.140B.htm#140B.052 (accessed May 18, 2024).

140B.001
Definitions 140B.002
Special Docketing Procedures 140B.003
Previously Seized Assets 140B.051
Definitions 140B.052
Civil Investigative Demand 140B.053
Contents of Demand 140B.054
Service 140B.055
Petition for Order Modifying or Setting Aside Demand 140B.056
Compliance with Demand 140B.057
Documentary Material 140B.058
Interrogatories 140B.059
Oral Examination 140B.060
Failure to Comply with Demand Petition for Enforcement 140B.061
Criminal Offense: Deliberate Noncompliance 140B.062
Disclosure and Use of Material and Information 140B.063
Jurisdiction 140B.064
Nonexclusive Procedures 140B.101
Civil Remedies 140B.102
Civil Forfeiture of Property 140B.103
Conveyance of Property Subject to Forfeiture 140B.104
Disposition of Forfeited Property 140B.105
Seizure of Property 140B.106
Storage of Seized Property Pending Forfeiture Action 140B.107
Civil Action Brought by Attorney General, Local Prosecutor, or State Agency 140B.108
Effect of Final Judgment or Decree 140B.109
Other Relief Available to Attorney General 140B.110
Notice to Local Prosecutor 140B.111
Cooperation with Local Prosecutor 140B.112
Abatement of Action 140B.113
Limitations 140B.114
Multiple Remedies Allowed 140B.151
Initial Distribution 140B.152
Distribution of Remaining Money 140B.153
Effect on Settlements 140B.154
Temporary Deposit in Court Registry

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 140B.052’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 140B.052 — Civil Investigative Demand, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.140B.htm#140B.052 (last accessed May 18, 2024).