Texas § 4001.154 CERTIFIED COPIES OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS EVIDENCE.

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§ 4001.154 — CERTIFIED COPIES OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS EVIDENCE.

Texas § 4001.154

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 4001.154 (2026).

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Sec. 4001.154. CERTIFIED COPIES OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS EVIDENCE.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a copy of a paper, document, or instrument filed in the office of the commissioner and certified by the commissioner must be admitted in evidence in a court and elsewhere in this state in any case in which the original would be admitted in evidence.

(b)In any proceeding in a court, the court may, on cause shown, require the production of the original paper, document, or instrument.

(c)In a prosecution, suit, or other action or proceeding in a court of this state that arises under this title, a certificate showing compliance or noncompliance with a provision of this title by a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative constitutes prima fa

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Sec. 4001.154. CERTIFIED COPIES OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OR INSTRUMENTS AS EVIDENCE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a copy of a paper, document, or instrument filed in the office of the commissioner and certified by the commissioner must be admitted in evidence in a court and elsewhere in this state in any case in which the original would be admitted in evidence.
(b) In any proceeding in a court, the court may, on cause shown, require the production of the original paper, document, or instrument.
(c) In a prosecution, suit, or other action or proceeding in a court of this state that arises under this title, a certificate showing compliance or noncompliance with a provision of this title by a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative constitutes prima facie evidence of the person's compliance or noncompliance with that provision if the certificate:
(1) is under the state seal; and
(2) is signed by the commissioner.
(d) A certificate described by Subsection (c) is admissible in evidence in an action to enforce this title.