Texas Insurance Code 85.051 – Venue for Prosecution
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(a) A person who violates the Penal Code or a penal provision of this code while engaged in the business of insurance may be prosecuted in:
(1) Travis County; or
(2) a county in which prosecution is authorized under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) A law limiting regulation by the department under this code or another insurance law of this state does not restrict the application of this section.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 85.051
- 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
(c) This section controls if there is a conflict or ambiguity between this section and another provision of this code or another insurance law of this state.