Sec. 953.005. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The executive director may investigate a company, administrator, sales representative, or other person as necessary to enforce this chapter and protect legal service contract holders in this state.
(b) On request of the executive director, a company or sales representative shall make the records relevant to the regulation of legal service contracts in this state available to the executive director as necessary to enable the executive director to reasonably determine compliance with this chapter.
(c) After contacting the company that has contracted with the contracting attorney, the executive director may refer a complaint received by the department concerning the performance of a contracting attorney to:
(1) the State Bar of Texas;
(2) the appropriate licensing agency of another jurisdiction, if applicable; or
(3) any person designated by law to receive complaints from the public concerning the performance of an attorney.
(d) The executive director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Last modified: September 28, 2016