Tex. Insurance Code § 85.051
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 85.051, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 85.051. VENUE FOR PROSECUTION.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
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