Texas § LG.201.005 - DECLARATION OF RECORDS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY
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§ LG.201.005. DECLARATION OF RECORDS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY
DECLARATION OF RECORDS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY; ACCESS. (a) Local government records created or received in the transaction of official business or the creation or maintenance of which were paid for by public funds are declared to be public property and are subject to the provisions of this subtitle and Subchapter J , Chapter 441 , Government Code. (b) A local government officer or employee does not have, by virtue of the officer's or employee's position, any personal or property right to a local government record even though the officer or employee developed or compiled it. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Section LG.201.005 ("DECLARATION OF RECORDS AS PUBLIC PROPERTY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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