Tex. Fin. Code § 154.054 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT
EXAMINATION FEE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For each examination conducted under Section 154.053, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall impose on the seller a fee in an amount set by the commission under Section 154.051 and based on the seller's total outstanding contracts.
(b) The amount of the fee must be sufficient to cover:
(1) the cost of the examination, including:
(A) salary and travel expenses for department employees, including travel to and from the place where the records are kept; and
(B) any other expense necessarily incurred in conducting the examination;
(2) the equitable or proportionate cost of maintaining and operating the department; and
(3) the cost of enforcing this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 867, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.154.htm
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