Texas § GV.552.205 - INFORMING PUBLIC OF BASIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER
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§ GV.552.205. INFORMING PUBLIC OF BASIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER
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. SUBCHAPTER E. PROCEDURES RELATED TO ACCESS
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