Tex. Finance Code § 14.156
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 14.156, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 14.156. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Official statutory text
In addition to an investigation fee paid to the commissioner by an applicant for a license or registration, the commissioner is entitled to recover from an applicant, license holder, or registrant the cost of processing an inquiry to determine whether the person has a criminal history record.
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