Texas Occupations Code § 953.155 Company Records

Sec. 953.155. COMPANY RECORDS. (a) A company shall maintain accurate accounts, books, and other records regarding transactions regulated under this chapter. The company's records must include:

(1) a copy of each unique form of legal service contract filed with the executive director under Section 953.156;

(2) the name and address of each legal service contract holder;

(3) a list of the sales representatives authorized by the company to market, sell, or offer to sell the company's legal service contracts;

(4) a copy of each contract entered into between the company and a contracting attorney; and

(5) a list of complaints the company has received from legal service contract holders, including the name of the sales representative involved in the transaction leading to the complaint.

(b) The records required by this section may be maintained in an electronic medium or through other recordkeeping technology. If a record is not in a hard copy, the company must be able to reformat the record into a legible hard copy at the request of the executive director.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a company shall retain the records required by this section until at least the second anniversary of the termination date of the specified period of coverage under the legal service contract.

(d) A company that discontinues business in this state shall retain its records until the company furnishes the executive director with proof satisfactory to the executive director that the company has discharged all obligations to legal service contract holders in this state.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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