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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 202.009

PENALTY: POSSESSION OF RECORD BY PRIVATE ENTITY

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

(a) A private college or university, a private museum or library, a private organization of any other type, or an individual commits an offense if the entity knowingly or intentionally acquires or possesses a local government record. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that a private college, university, museum, or library, by agreement with the commission under Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code, provides physical housing for a local government record the title to which has been vested in the commission.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.