Text of section effective on January 01, 2022
Sec. 4007.001. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND DISTRICT OR COUNTY ATTORNEY. (a) The administration of the provisions of this title is vested in the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner and the attorney general shall:
(1) ensure that the provisions of this title are obeyed; and
(2) conduct investigations and take measures to prevent or detect a violation of this title.
(c) The commissioner shall at once submit any evidence of a criminal violation of this title to the district or county attorney of the appropriate county after the evidence comes to the commissioner's knowledge.
(d) If the district or county attorney neglects or refuses to prosecute the alleged criminal violation, the commissioner shall submit the evidence of the alleged violation to the attorney general. The attorney general may proceed with the criminal prosecution of the alleged violation and has all the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law on a district or county attorney, including the authority to appear before a grand jury and to interrogate witnesses before a grand jury.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2022.
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