Texas Government Code 2001.093 – Discovery From Parties: Copy of Previous Statement
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(a) On request, a person, including a person who is not a party, is entitled to obtain a copy of a statement in a party’s possession, custody, or control that the person has previously made about the contested case or its subject matter.
(b) A person whose request under Subsection (a) is refused may move for a state agency order under § 2001.091.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.093
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In this section, a statement is considered to be previously made if it is:
(1) a written statement signed or otherwise adopted or approved by the person making it; or
(2) a stenographic, mechanical, electrical, or other recording, or a transcription of the recording, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement by the person making it and that was contemporaneously recorded.