Sec. 14.206. ENTERING PREMISES OF PUBLIC UTILITY. (a) A member, agent, or employee of a regulatory authority may enter the premises occupied by a public utility to conduct an inspection, examination, or test or to exercise any other authority provided by this title.
(b) A member, agent, or employee of the regulatory authority may act under this section only during reasonable hours and after reasonable notice to the public utility.
(c) A public utility is entitled to be represented when an inspection, examination, or test is conducted on its premises. The utility is entitled to a reasonable time to secure a representative before the inspection, examination, or test begins.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle A - Provisions Applicable to All Utilities
Chapter 14 - Jurisdiction and Powers of Commission and Other Regulatory Authorities
Subchapter E. Audits and Inspections
Section 14.201. Inquiry Into Management and Affairs
Section 14.202. Management Audits by Commission
Section 14.203. Audit of Accounts
Section 14.205. Examinations Under Oath