Sec. 181.104. EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The banking commissioner shall examine each state trust company annually, or on another periodic basis as may be required by rule or policy, or as the commissioner considers necessary to:
(1) safeguard the interests of clients, creditors, shareholders, participants, or participant-transferees; and
(2) efficiently enforce applicable law.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 , Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 , Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
(d) Disclosure of information to the banking commissioner pursuant to an examination request or a subpoena issued under this section does not constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect or diminish an evidentiary privilege to which the information is otherwise subject. A report of an examination under this section is confidential and may be disclosed only under the circumstances provided by this subtitle.
(e) The banking commissioner may:
(1) accept an examination of a state trust company, a third-party contractor, or an affiliate of the state trust company by a federal or other governmental agency in lieu of an examination under this section; or
(2) conduct an examination of a state trust company, a third-party contractor, or an affiliate of the state trust company jointly with a federal or other governmental agency.
(f) The banking commissioner may:
(1) administer oaths and examine persons under oath on any subject that the banking commissioner considers pertinent to the financial condition or the safety and soundness of the activities of a state trust company; and
(2) subpoena witnesses and require and compel by subpoena the production of documents not voluntarily produced.
(f-1) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena, a district court of Travis County, on application by the commissioner, may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the commissioner and produce documents or give evidence regarding the matter under examination or investigation.
(g) A subpoena issued to a financial institution under this section is not subject to Section 59.006.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 1664), Sec. 12, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 875), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 875), Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
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