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TX Govt Code § 552.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter D. Officer for Public Information|Section 552.203. General Duties of Officer for Public Information

Sec. 552.203.  GENERAL DUTIES OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.  Each officer for public information, subject to penalties provided in this chapter, shall:(1)  make public information available for public inspection and copying;(2)  carefully protect public information from deterioration, alteration, mutilation, loss, or unlawful removal;(3)  repair, renovate, or rebind public information as necessary to maintain it properly; and(4)  make reasonable efforts to obtain public information from a temporary custodian if:(A)  the information has been requested from the governmental body;(B)  the officer for public information is aware of facts sufficient to warrant a reasonable belief that the temporary custodian has possession, custody, or control of the information;(C)  the officer for public information is unable to comply with the duties imposed by this chapter without obtaining the information from the temporary custodian; and(D)  the temporary custodian has not provided the information to the officer for public information or the officer's agent.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 944), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 552.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter D. Officer for Public Information|Section 552.204. Scope of Responsibility of Officer for Public Information

Sec. 552.204.  SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.  An officer for public information is responsible for the release of public information as required by this chapter.  The officer is not responsible for:(1)  the use made of the information by the requestor;  or(2)  the release of information after it is removed from a record as a result of an update, a correction, or a change of status of the person to whom the information pertains.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 552.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter D. Officer for Public Information|Section 552.205. Informing Public of Basic Rights and Responsibilities Under This Chapter

Sec. 552.205.  INFORMING PUBLIC OF BASIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER.  (a)  An officer for public information shall prominently display a sign in the form prescribed by the attorney general that contains basic information about the rights of a requestor, the responsibilities of a governmental body, and the procedures for inspecting or obtaining a copy of public information under this chapter.  The officer shall display the sign at one or more places in the administrative offices of the governmental body where it is plainly visible to:(1)  members of the public who request public information in person under this chapter; and(2)  employees of the governmental body whose duties include receiving or responding to requests under this chapter.(b)  The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the content of the sign and the size, shape, and other physical characteristics of the sign.  In prescribing the content of the sign, the attorney general shall include plainly written basic information about the rights of a requestor, the responsibilities of a governmental body, and the procedures for inspecting or obtaining a copy of public information under this chapter that, in the opinion of the attorney general, is most useful for requestors to know and for employees of governmental bodies who receive or respond to requests for public information to know.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 716 (S.B. 452), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 552.2211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.2211. Production of Public Information When Administrative Offices Closed

Sec. 552.2211.   PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CLOSED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 552.233, if a governmental body closes its physical offices, but requires staff to work, including remotely, then the governmental body shall make a good faith effort to continue responding to applications for public information, to the extent staff have access to public information responsive to an application, pursuant to this chapter while its administrative offices are closed.(b)  Failure to respond to requests in accordance with Subsection (a) may constitute a refusal to request an attorney general's decision as provided by Subchapter G or a refusal to supply public information or information that the attorney general has determined is public information that is not excepted from disclosure under Subchapter C as described by Section 552.321(a).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1225), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 552.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.223. Uniform Treatment of Requests for Information

Sec. 552.223.  UNIFORM TREATMENT OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.  The officer for public information or the officer's agent shall treat all requests for information uniformly without regard to the position or occupation of the requestor, the person on whose behalf the request is made, or the status of the individual as a member of the media.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 552.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.224. Comfort and Facility

Sec. 552.224.  COMFORT AND FACILITY.  The officer for public information or the officer's agent shall give to a requestor all reasonable comfort and facility for the full exercise of the right granted by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 552.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.225. Time for Examination

Sec. 552.225.  TIME FOR EXAMINATION.  (a)  A requestor must complete the examination of the information not later than the 10th business day after the date the custodian of the information makes it available.  If the requestor does not complete the examination of the information within 10 business days after the date the custodian of the information makes the information available and does not file a request for additional time under Subsection (b), the requestor is considered to have withdrawn the request.(b)  The officer for public information shall extend the initial examination period by an additional 10 business days if, within the initial period, the requestor files with the officer for public information a written request for additional time.  The officer for public information shall extend an additional examination period by another 10 business days if, within the additional period, the requestor files with the officer for public information a written request for more additional time.(c)  The time during which a person may examine information may be interrupted by the officer for public information if the information is needed for use by the governmental body.  The period of interruption is not considered to be a part of the time during which the person may examine the information.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 329 (S.B. 727), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 552.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.226. Removal of Original Record

Sec. 552.226.  REMOVAL OF ORIGINAL RECORD.  This chapter does not authorize a requestor to remove an original copy of a public record from the office of a governmental body.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 552.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.227. Research of State Library Holdings Not Required

Sec. 552.227.  RESEARCH OF STATE LIBRARY HOLDINGS NOT REQUIRED.  An officer for public information or the officer's agent is not required to perform general research within the reference and research archives and holdings of state libraries.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 552.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.228. Providing Suitable Copy of Public Information Within Reasonable Time

Sec. 552.228.  PROVIDING SUITABLE COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WITHIN REASONABLE TIME.  (a)  It shall be a policy of a governmental body to provide a suitable copy of public information within a reasonable time after the date on which the copy is requested.(b)  If public information exists in an electronic or magnetic medium, the requestor may request a copy in an electronic medium, such as on diskette or on magnetic tape.  A governmental body shall provide a copy in the requested medium if:(1)  the governmental body has the technological ability to produce a copy of the requested information in the requested medium;(2)  the governmental body is not required to purchase any software or hardware to accommodate the request; and(3)  provision of a copy of the information in the requested medium will not violate the terms of any copyright agreement between the governmental body and a third party.(c)  If a governmental body is unable to comply with a request to produce a copy of information in a requested medium for any of the reasons described by this section, the governmental body shall provide a copy in another medium that is acceptable to the requestor.  A governmental body is not required to copy information onto a diskette or other material provided by the requestor but may use its own supplies.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (H.B. 3544), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 552.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.229. Consent to Release Information Under Special Right of Access

Sec. 552.229.  CONSENT TO RELEASE INFORMATION UNDER SPECIAL RIGHT OF ACCESS.  (a)  Consent for the release of information excepted from disclosure to the general public but available to a specific person under Sections 552.023 and 552.307 must be in writing and signed by the specific person or the person's authorized representative.(b)  An individual under 18 years of age may consent to the release of information under this section only with the additional written authorization of the individual's parent or guardian.(c)  An individual who has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual's personal affairs or for whom an attorney ad litem has been appointed may consent to the release of information under this section only by the written authorization of the designated legal guardian or attorney ad litem.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 552.230 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.230. Rules of Procedure for Inspection and Copying of Public Information

Sec. 552.230.  RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR INSPECTION AND COPYING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  A governmental body may promulgate reasonable rules of procedure under which public information may be inspected and copied efficiently, safely, and without delay.(b)  A rule promulgated under Subsection (a) may not be inconsistent with any provision of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 552.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.232. Responding to Repetitious or Redundant Requests

Sec. 552.232.  RESPONDING TO REPETITIOUS OR REDUNDANT REQUESTS.  (a)  A governmental body that determines that a requestor has made a request for information for which the governmental body has previously furnished copies to the requestor or made copies available to the requestor on payment of applicable charges under Subchapter F,  shall respond to the request, in relation to the information for which copies have been already furnished or made available, in accordance with this section, except that:(1)  this section does not prohibit the governmental body from furnishing the information or making the information available to the requestor again in accordance with the request;  and(2)  the governmental body is not required to comply with this section in relation to information that the governmental body simply furnishes or makes available to the requestor again in accordance with the request.(b)  The governmental body shall certify to the requestor that copies of all or part of the requested information, as applicable, were previously furnished to the requestor or made available to the requestor on payment of applicable charges under Subchapter F.  The certification must include:(1)  a description of the information for which copies have been previously furnished or made available to the requestor;(2)  the date that the governmental body received the requestor's original request for that information;(3)  the date that the governmental body previously furnished copies of or made available copies of the information to the requestor;(4)  a certification that no subsequent additions, deletions, or corrections have been made to that information;  and(5)  the name, title, and signature of the officer for public information or the officer's agent making the certification.(c)  A charge may not be imposed for making and furnishing a certification required under Subsection (b).(d)  This section does not apply to information for which the governmental body has not previously furnished copies to the requestor or made copies available to the requestor on payment of applicable charges under Subchapter F.  A request by the requestor for information for which copies have not previously been furnished or made available to the requestor, including information for which copies were not furnished or made available because the information was redacted from other information that was furnished or made available or because the information did not yet exist at the time of an earlier request, shall be treated in the same manner as any other request for information under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 552.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.233. Ownership of Public Information

Sec. 552.233.  OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  A current or former officer or employee of a governmental body does not have, by virtue of the officer's or employee's position or former position, a personal or property right to public information the officer or employee created or received while acting in an official capacity.(b)  A temporary custodian with possession, custody, or control of public information shall surrender or return the information to the governmental body not later than the 10th day after the date the officer for public information of the governmental body or the officer's agent requests the temporary custodian to surrender or return the information.(c)  A temporary custodian's failure to surrender or return public information as required by Subsection (b) is grounds for disciplinary action by the governmental body that employs the temporary custodian or any other applicable penalties provided by this chapter or other law.(d)  For purposes of the application of Subchapter G to information surrendered or returned to a governmental body by a temporary custodian under Subsection (b), the governmental body is considered to receive the request for that information on the date the information is surrendered or returned to the governmental body.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 944), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 552.234 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.234. Method of Making Written Request for Public Information

Sec. 552.234.  METHOD OF MAKING WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  A person may make a written request for public information under this chapter only by delivering the request by one of the following methods to the applicable officer for public information or a person designated by that officer:(1)  United States mail;(2)  electronic mail;(3)  hand delivery; or(4)  any other appropriate method approved by the governmental body, including:(A)  facsimile transmission; and(B)  electronic submission through the governmental body's Internet website.(b)  For the purpose of Subsection (a)(4), a governmental body is considered to have approved a method described by that subdivision only if the governmental body includes a statement that a request for public information may be made by that method on:(1)  the sign required to be displayed by the governmental body under Section 552.205; or(2)  the governmental body's Internet website.(c)  A governmental body may designate one mailing address and one electronic mail address for receiving written requests for public information.  The governmental body shall provide the designated mailing address and electronic mailing address to any person on request.(d)  A governmental body that posts the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by the governmental body under Subsection (c) on the governmental body's Internet website or that prints those addresses on the sign required to be displayed by the governmental body under Section 552.205 is not required to respond to a written request for public information unless the request is received:(1)  at one of those addresses;(2)  by hand delivery; or(3)  by a method described by Subsection (a)(4) that has been approved by the governmental body.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 944), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 552.235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter E. Procedures Related to Access|Section 552.235. Public Information Request Form

Sec. 552.235.  PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FORM.  (a)  The attorney general shall create a public information request form that provides a requestor the option of excluding from a request information that the governmental body determines is:(1)  confidential; or(2)  subject to an exception to disclosure that the governmental body would assert if the information were subject to the request.(b)  A governmental body that allows requestors to use the form described by Subsection (a) and maintains an Internet website shall post the form on its website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 944), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 552.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics|Subtitle A - Open Government|Chapter 552 - Public Information|Subchapter F. Charges for Providing Copies of Public Information|Section 552.261. Charge for Providing Copies of Public Information

Sec. 552.261.  CHARGE FOR PROVIDING COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  The charge for providing a copy of public information shall be an amount that reasonably includes all costs related to reproducing the public information, including costs of materials, labor, and overhead.  If a request is for 50 or fewer pages of paper records, the charge for providing the copy of the public information may not include costs of materials, labor, or overhead, but shall be limited to the charge for each page of the paper record that is photocopied, unless the pages to be photocopied are located in:(1)  two or more separate buildings that are not physically connected with each other;  or(2)  a remote storage facility.(b)  If the charge for providing a copy of public information includes costs of labor, the requestor may require the governmental body's officer for public information or the officer's agent to provide the requestor with a written statement as to the amount of time that was required to produce and provide the copy.  The statement must be signed by the officer for public information or the officer's agent and the officer's or the agent's name must be typed or legibly printed below the signature.  A charge may not be imposed for providing the written statement to the requestor.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a connection of two buildings by a covered or open sidewalk, an elevated or underground passageway, or a similar facility is insufficient to cause the buildings to be considered separate buildings.(d)  Charges for providing a copy of public information are considered to accrue at the time the governmental body advises the requestor that the copy is available on payment of the applicable charges.(e)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, all requests received in one calendar day from an individual may be treated as a single request for purposes of calculating costs under this chapter. A governmental body may not combine multiple requests under this subsection from separate individuals who submit requests on behalf of an organization.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|