Tex. Occ. Code § 2001.557 · Subchapter L. ENFORCEMENT
INSPECTION OF PREMISES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department, its officers or agents, or a state, municipal, or county peace officer may enter and inspect the contents of premises where:
(1) bingo is being conducted or intended to be conducted; or
(2) equipment used or intended for use in bingo is found.
(b) The commission by rule shall develop and implement policies and procedures to:
(1) prioritize the inspection of premises where bingo is being conducted or is intended to be conducted in accordance with the risk factors the commission considers important, including:
(A) the amount of money derived from the conduct of bingo at the premises;
(B) the compliance history of the premises; and
(C) the amount of time that has elapsed since the date of the immediately preceding commission inspection of the premises; and
(2) inspect premises where bingo is being conducted or is intended to be conducted in accordance with the priorities established under Subdivision (1).
(c) In developing and implementing a policy or procedure under Subsection (b), the commission shall consult with the bingo advisory committee established under Section 2001.057 to collaboratively define and implement specific fiscal accountability criteria for inspections of premises.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 2197), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 72, eff. June 20, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm
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