Cuotas por Examen en Contratos de Finanzas

Sec. 154.054. EXAMINATION FEE. (a) For each examination Statute text rendered on: 7/24/2024 - 634 - FINANCE CODE conducted under Section 154.053, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall impose on the seller a fee in an amount set by the commission under Section 154.051 and based on the seller's total outstanding contracts. (b) The amount of the fee must be sufficient to cover: (1) the cost of the examination, including: (A) salary and travel expenses for department employees, including travel to and from the place where the records are kept; and (B) any other expense necessarily incurred in conducting the examination; (2) the equitable or proportionate cost of maintaining and operating the department; and (3) the cost of enforcing this chapter. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 867, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.