Tex. Fin. Code Section 35.203
Subpoena Authority


(a)

This section applies only to an investigation of an unauthorized activity as provided by Section 35.202 (Investigation of Unauthorized Activity) and does not affect the conduct of a contested case under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure), Government Code.

(b)

The banking commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of a witness or the production of a book, account, record, paper, or correspondence relating to a matter that the banking commissioner has authority to consider or investigate at the department’s offices in Austin or at another place the banking commissioner designates.

(c)

The subpoena must be signed and issued by the banking commissioner or a deputy banking commissioner.

(d)

A person who is required by subpoena to attend a proceeding before the banking commissioner is entitled to receive:

(1)

reimbursement for mileage, in the amount provided for travel by a state employee, for traveling to or returning from a proceeding that is more than 25 miles from the witness’s residence; and

(2)

a fee for each day or part of a day the witness is necessarily present as a witness in an amount equal to the per diem travel allowance of a state employee.

(e)

The banking commissioner may serve the subpoena or have it served by an authorized agent of the banking commissioner, a sheriff, or a constable. The sheriff’s or constable’s fee for serving the subpoena is the same as the fee paid the sheriff or constable for similar services.

(f)

A person possessing materials located outside this state that are requested by the banking commissioner may make the materials available to the banking commissioner or a representative of the banking commissioner for examination at the place where the materials are located. The banking commissioner may:

(1)

designate a representative, including an official of the state in which the materials are located, to examine the materials; and

(2)

respond to a similar request from an official of another state, the United States, or a foreign country.

(g)

A subpoena issued under this section to a financial institution is not subject to Section 59.006 (Discovery of Customer Records).

(h)

Except to the extent disclosure is necessary to locate and produce responsive records or obtain legal representation and subject to Subsection (i), a subpoena issued under this section may provide that the person to whom the subpoena is directed or any person who comes into receipt of the subpoena may not:

(1)

disclose that the subpoena has been issued;

(2)

disclose or describe any records requested in the subpoena;

(3)

disclose whether records have been furnished in response to the subpoena; or

(4)

if the subpoena requires a person to be examined under oath, disclose or describe the examination, including the questions asked, the testimony given, or the transcript produced.

(i)

A subpoena issued under this section may prohibit the disclosure of information described by Subsection (h) only if the banking commissioner finds, and the subpoena states, that:

(1)

the subpoena, the examination, or the records relate to an ongoing investigation; and

(2)

the disclosure could significantly impede or jeopardize the investigation.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 2.15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 6.103(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (S.B. 1823), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 35.203 — Subpoena Authority, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.­35.­htm#35.­203 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

35.0001
Applicability to Bank Subsidiaries
35.001
Determination Letter
35.002
Cease and Desist Order
35.003
Removal or Prohibition Order
35.004
Hearing on Proposed Order
35.005
Emergency Order
35.006
Copy of Letter or Order in Bank Records
35.007
Effect of Final Removal or Prohibition Order
35.008
Limitation on Action
35.009
Enforcement by Commissioner
35.010
Administrative Penalty
35.011
Payment or Appeal of Administrative Penalty
35.012
Confidentiality of Records
35.013
Collection of Fees
35.0035
Removal or Prohibition Orders in Response to Certain Criminal Offenses
35.0071
Application for Release from Final Removal or Prohibition Order
35.101
Order of Supervision
35.102
Order of Conservatorship
35.103
Notice and Hearing
35.104
Post-hearing Order
35.105
Confidentiality of Records
35.106
Authority of Supervisor
35.107
Authority of Conservator
35.108
Qualifications of Appointee
35.109
Expenses
35.110
Review of Supervisor or Conservator Decision
35.111
Venue
35.112
Duration
35.113
Administrative Election of Remedies
35.114
Release Before Hearing
35.201
Inapplicability
35.202
Investigation of Unauthorized Activity
35.203
Subpoena Authority
35.204
Enforcement of Subpoena
35.205
Confidentiality of Subpoenaed Records
35.206
Evidence
35.207
Cease and Desist Order
35.208
Emergency Cease and Desist Order
35.209
Judicial Review of Cease and Desist Order
35.210
Violation of Final Cease and Desist Order
35.211
Administrative Penalty
35.212
Payment and Appeal of Administrative Penalty
35.213
Judicial Review of Administrative Penalty
35.1001
Applicability to Bank Subsidiaries

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 35.203’s source at texas​.gov