Tex. Fin. Code Section 351.009
General Investigation


(a)

To discover a violation of this chapter or Section 32.06 (Property Tax Loans; Transfer of Tax Lien) or 32.065 (Contract for Foreclosure of Tax Lien), Tax Code, or to obtain information required under this chapter or Section 32.06 (Property Tax Loans; Transfer of Tax Lien) or 32.065 (Contract for Foreclosure of Tax Lien), Tax Code, the commissioner or the commissioner’s representative may investigate the records, including books, accounts, papers, and correspondence, of a person, including a property tax lender, who the commissioner or the representative has reasonable cause to believe is violating this chapter or Section 32.06 (Property Tax Loans; Transfer of Tax Lien) or 32.065 (Contract for Foreclosure of Tax Lien), Tax Code, regardless of whether the person claims to not be subject to this chapter or Section 32.06 (Property Tax Loans; Transfer of Tax Lien) or 32.065 (Contract for Foreclosure of Tax Lien), Tax Code.

(b)

For the purposes of this section, a person who advertises, solicits, or otherwise represents that the person is willing to make a property tax loan is presumed to be engaged in the business described by Section 351.051 (License Required).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1382 (S.B. 1620), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 351.009 — General Investigation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.­351.­htm#351.­009 (accessed May 25, 2024).

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 351.009’s source at texas​.gov