Tex. Labor Code Section 61.005
Effect of Refusal to Obey Commission Subpoena; Criminal Penalty

(a)

In the case of contumacy or other refusal by a person to obey a subpoena issued by the commission or an authorized representative of the commission to that person, any county or district court of this state in the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or in the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, resides, or transacts business has jurisdiction, on application by the commission or its representative, to issue to the person an order requiring the person to appear before the commission or its authorized representative to:

(1)

produce evidence if so ordered; or

(2)

testify regarding the matter under investigation or in question.

(b)

The court may punish as contempt a failure to obey a court order issued under Subsection (a).

(c)

A person commits an offense if the person, without just cause, fails or refuses to obey a commission subpoena to:

(1)

attend and testify;

(2)

answer any lawful inquiry; or

(3)

produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or other records.

(d)

An offense under Subsection (c) 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.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.13(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 61.005 — Effect of Refusal to Obey Commission Subpoena; Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­61.­htm#61.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

61.001
Definitions 61.002
Commission Duties 61.003
Governmental Entities Excluded 61.004
Payment of Certain Fees for Service of Process 61.005
Effect of Refusal to Obey Commission Subpoena 61.006
Notice Languages 61.011
Paydays 61.012
Designation of Paydays 61.013
Payment Other than on Payday 61.014
Payment After Termination of Employment 61.015
Payment of Commissions and Bonuses 61.016
Form of Payment 61.017
Delivery of Payment 61.018
Deduction from Wages 61.019
Failure to Pay Wages 61.020
Failure to Pay Wages 61.0031
Franchisors Excluded 61.031
Bond 61.032
Suit to Enforce Bond Requirement 61.033
Failure of Surety Company to Pay Verified Claim for Wages 61.051
Filing Wage Claim 61.052
Preliminary Wage Determination Order 61.053
Bad Faith 61.054
Request for Hearing on Preliminary Order 61.055
Preliminary Order Final if Hearing Not Requested 61.056
Payment Required if Hearing Not Requested 61.057
Notice 61.058
Hearing Procedures 61.059
Consideration of Preliminary Wage Determination Order 61.060
Order After Hearing 61.061
Notice and Finality of Order 61.062
Judicial Review 61.063
Payment to Commission 61.064
Payment to Employee 61.065
Deposit of Penalty 61.066
Commission Action 61.067
Reciprocal Collection Arrangements 61.081
Creation and Attachment of Lien 61.082
Enforcement of Lien 61.083
Filing 61.084
Release of Lien 61.085
Assignment of Lien 61.091
Notice of Delinquency 61.092
Duties of Notice Recipient 61.093
Levy 61.094
Notice Effect 61.095
Discharge of Liability 61.0525
Establishment of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunals 61.0611
Removal or Transfer of Claim Pending Before Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal 61.0612
Commission Review of Wage Claim Appeal Tribunal Order 61.0613
Notice of Commission Action 61.0614
Finality of Commission Order 61.0825
Priority of Lien
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 61.005’s source at texas​.gov