Tex. Local Government Code § 352.017
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 352.017, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 352.017. PRIVACY OF EXAMINATIONS; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Official statutory text
(a) In a proceeding under this subchapter, the county fire marshal may:
(1) conduct an investigation or examination in private;
(2) exclude a person who is not under examination; and
(3) separate witnesses from each other until each witness is examined.
(b) Service of process required by this subchapter shall be made by a peace officer and shall be signed by the county fire marshal or the fire marshal's deputy.
(1) conduct an investigation or examination in private;
(2) exclude a person who is not under examination; and
(3) separate witnesses from each other until each witness is examined.
(b) Service of process required by this subchapter shall be made by a peace officer and shall be signed by the county fire marshal or the fire marshal's deputy.
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