Sec. 154.109. COMPLAINT. (a) To file a complaint against a certified shorthand reporter or a shorthand reporting firm or affiliate office registered with the commission, a person must:
(1) have personal knowledge of the alleged violation;
(2) complete a complaint form provided by the commission;
(3) sign the completed form; and
(4) attach any pertinent documentary evidence to the form.
(b) On receipt of a properly executed complaint, the commission shall furnish a copy of the complaint and any attachments to the shorthand reporter or shorthand reporting firm or affiliate office that is the subject of the complaint.
(c) This section does not preclude the commission or a court of this state from filing a complaint against a certified shorthand reporter or a shorthand reporting firm. An advisory board member may recommend to the commission a complaint to be filed against a certified shorthand reporter or a shorthand reporting firm or affiliated office registered with the commission.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 29, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 813, Sec. 14, 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 52 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
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