- (a) In this section, "licensing authority" and "occupational license" have the meanings assigned by Section 58.001.
(b) If an occupational license is required for a person to engage in a business or occupation described by Section 1956.123(1)(A) through (G), the licensing authority that issues the occupational license may at a reasonable time:
- (1) enter the premises at which the person engages in the regulated business or occupation; and
- (2) inspect the records or information required to be maintained under Section 2305.153.
- (c) Regardless of whether an occupational license is required, an officer of the Department of Public Safety or another peace officer may enter the premises of and inspect the records of a person described by Section 1956.123(1)(A) through (G), as provided by Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 3.12, eff. May 29, 2023.