Labor Code § 213.034

Sec. 213.034. STATEMENT AS EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTION; DENIAL. (a) If a civil action filed under this subchapter is supported by a statement, report, or audit issued by the commission and the commission certifies that the contribution, penalty, and interest shown to be due by the statement, report, or audit are delinquent and that all offsets, payments, and credits have been allowed, the statement, report, or audit is prima facie evidence of the truth of its contents unless before an announcement of ready for trial the defendant files an affidavit that: (1) denies that all or part of the contribution, penalty, or interest is due; and (2) states the details relating to any part of the contribution, penalty, or interest claimed not due. (b) If the defendant files an affidavit described by Subsection (a) on the day of the trial, the court at the request of the plaintiff shall postpone the cause for a reasonable time. (c) A defendant who does not file an affidavit in accordance with this section may not deny the claim for the contribution, penalty, or interest or an item of the claim. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.