Sec. 140A.052. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND. If the attorney general 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 may, before beginning a civil proceeding, 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 140A - Civil Racketeering Related to Trafficking of Persons
Subchapter B. Procedures and Evidence
Section 140A.052. Civil Investigative Demand
Section 140A.053. Contents of Demand
Section 140A.054. Service; Proof of Service
Section 140A.055. Petition for Order Modifying or Setting Aside Demand
Section 140A.056. Compliance With Demand
Section 140A.057. Documentary Material
Section 140A.058. Interrogatories
Section 140A.059. Oral Examination
Section 140A.060. Failure to Comply With Demand Petition for Enforcement
Section 140A.061. Deliberate Noncompliance
Section 140A.062. Disclosure and Use of Material and Information