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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The comptroller shall prepare and maintain, and provide to each state governmental entity, a list of all restricted entities. In maintaining the list, the comptroller may:
(1) review and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment, on publicly available information regarding restricted entities, including information provided or made available by federal, state, or local governments, nonprofit organizations, research firms, and international organizations; and
(2) request written verification from a restricted entity that it does not meet any of the criteria in Section 809A.001(6) and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment and without conducting further investigation, research, or inquiry, on the entity's written response to the request.
(b) A restricted entity that fails to provide to the comptroller a written verification under Subsection (a)(2) before the 61st day after receiving the request from the comptroller is presumed to be a restricted entity.
(c) The comptroller shall update the list annually or more often as the comptroller considers necessary, but not more often than quarterly, based on information from, among other sources, those listed in Subsection (a).
(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date the list of restricted entities is first provided or updated, the comptroller shall file the list with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general and post the list on a publicly available Internet website.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 809A.051. Listed Restricted Entities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-809a-051/
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