Texas Finance Code - Section 59.010. Confidentiality Of Administrative Subpoena
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§ 59.010. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE
SUBPOENA. (a) Except to the extent disclosure is necessary to
locate and produce responsive records, an administrative subpoena
that meets the requirements of Subsection (b) and is served on a
financial institution may provide that the financial institution to
whom the subpoena is directed may not:
(1) disclose that the subpoena has been issued;
(2) identify or describe any records requested in the
subpoena; or
(3) disclose whether records have been furnished in
response to the subpoena.
(b) The government agency issuing the subpoena may prohibit
the disclosure of information described in Subsection (a) only if
the agency finds, and the subpoena states the agency's finding
that:
(1) the records relate to an ongoing criminal
investigation by the agency; and
(2) the disclosure could significantly impede or
jeopardize the investigation.
(c) For purposes of this section, "administrative subpoena"
means a valid and enforceable subpoena requesting customer records,
issued under the laws of this state by a government agency
exercising investigatory or adjudicative functions with respect to
a matter within the agency's jurisdiction.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 528, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 59.003 59.004 59.005 59.006 59.007 59.008 59.009 59.010 59.011 59.101 59.102 59.103 59.104 59.105 59.106
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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