Sec. 402.00128. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner shall conduct the daily operations of the division and otherwise implement division policy. (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may: (1) investigate misconduct; (2) hold hearings; (3) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; (4) administer oaths; (5) take testimony directly or by deposition or interrogatory; (6) assess and enforce penalties established under this title; (7) enter appropriate orders as authorized by this title; (8) institute an action in the division's name to enjoin the violation of this title; (9) initiate an action under Section 410.254 to intervene in a judicial proceeding; (10) prescribe the form, manner, and procedure for the transmission of information to the division; (11) correct clerical errors in the entry of orders; and (12) exercise other powers and perform other duties as necessary to implement and enforce this title. (c) The commissioner is the agent for service of process on out-of-state employers.
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