(a) On request and on payment of the required fee, the department shall:
(1) certify a copy of a paper or a record in a department office and give the certified copy to any person when the commissioner determines that providing the copy is not prejudicial to the public interest; and
(2) give a certificate as provided by other law.
(b) A fee collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.