An officer or employee of a local government commits an offense if the officer or employee knowingly or intentionally violates this subtitle or rules adopted under it by destroying or alienating a local government record in contravention of this subtitle or by intentionally failing to deliver records to a successor in office as provided by Section 201.006(a). An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 202.008
PENALTY: DESTRUCTION OR ALIENATION OF RECORD
Known as the Local Government Records Act
The act spans §§ 201–205 (59 sections).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.