Texas Occupations Code - Section 154.057. Conduct Of Investigation; Use Of Investigators As Peace Officers
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§ 154.057. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION; USE OF
INVESTIGATORS AS PEACE OFFICERS. (a) Except as otherwise provided
by this subchapter, each investigation of a complaint filed under
this subtitle shall be conducted by the board or by a person
authorized by the board to conduct the investigation.
(b) The board shall complete a preliminary investigation of
the complaint not later than the 30th day after the date of
receiving the complaint. The board shall first determine whether
the physician constitutes a continuing threat to the public
welfare. On completion of the preliminary investigation, the board
shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint. If
the board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the
time required by this subsection, the board's official
investigation of the complaint is considered to commence on that
date.
(c) The board may commission investigators as peace
officers to enforce this subtitle. An investigator commissioned as
a peace officer under this subsection may not carry a firearm or
exercise the powers of arrest.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 269, § 1.19, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 154.051 154.052 154.053 154.054 154.055 154.056 154.0561 154.057 154.058 155.001 155.002 155.003 155.0031 155.004 155.005
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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