Texas Statutes
§ 12.256 — EXAMINATION AND NOTICE.
Texas § 12.256
JurisdictionTexas
Code BOBusiness Organizations Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Business Organizations Code Code Ann. § 12.256 (2026).
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Sec. 12.256. EXAMINATION AND NOTICE.
(a)The judge of a court in which a proceeding under Section 12.252 or 12.253 is to be filed shall carefully examine the petition before granting leave to sue. The judge may also require an examination into the facts. If it appears with reasonable certainty from the petition or from the petition and facts that there is a prima facie showing for the relief sought, the judge may grant leave to file.
(b)On an application for the appointment of a receiver, the entity proceeded against is entitled to 10 days' notice before the day set for the hearing.
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Legislative History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Nearby Sections
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§ 12.001
AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE.§ 12.004
APPEALS FROM SECRETARY OF STATE.§ 12.152
REQUEST TO EXAMINE.§ 12.156
CRIMINAL PENALTY.§ 12.201
LIEN FOR LAW VIOLATIONS.§ 12.251
RECEIVER.§ 12.252
FORECLOSURE.§ 12.253
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Texas § 12.256, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/BO/12.256.